Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 99 | 99 | 85 | 476 | 725 | 588 | 414 | 255 | 206 | 198 | 226 | 255 | 301 | 293 | 276 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.61m | 12:53PM1.71m | 1:09AM1.62m | 1:37PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.49m | 6:23AM0.43m | 6:55PM0.49m | 7:08AM0.41m | 7:40PM0.47m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | SE 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 131 | 147 | 255 | 181 | 144 | 97 | 255 | 301 | 293 | 276 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 4 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSW 7 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 7 | 99 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 127 | 216 | 206 | 198 | 226 | 53 | 96 | 128 | 133 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | SE 19 | SE 19 | ESE 18 | SE 14 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 99 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 51 | 24 | 121 | 113 | 120 | 69 | 37 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 6 | 85 | 476 | 725 | 588 | 414 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 28 | 28 | 118 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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