
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
205 | 198 | 191 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 138 | 133 | 99 | 129 | 737 | 1040 | 899 | 853 | 650 | 463 | 498 | 508 | 573 | 408 | 1231 | 1493 | 1787 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.78m | 3:05PM1.85m | 3:23AM1.84m | 3:46PM1.86m | 4:07AM1.88m | 4:29PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.21m | 9:13PM0.23m | 9:34AM0.19m | 9:57PM0.20m | 10:22AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
205 | 198 | 191 | 135 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 133 | 99 | 129 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 55 | 650 | 463 | 498 | 508 | 573 | 408 | 1231 | 1493 | 1787 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
168 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 138 | 67 | 60 | 10 | 57 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 163 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 313 | 63 | 61 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 16 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 13 | — | — | — |
— | 39 | 39 | 91 | — | 20 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 123 | 125 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 95 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 737 | 1040 | 899 | 853 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 206 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
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