Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 156 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 184 | 192 | 157 | 147 | 135 | 101 | 96 | 69 | 66 | 49 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:32PM1.78m | 12:07PM1.96m | 00:30AM1.85m | 1:03PM2.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.17m | 6:20PM0.22m | 6:38AM0.10m | 7:14PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 146 | 156 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 184 | 192 | 157 | 147 | 135 | 101 | 96 | 69 | 66 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 127 | 42 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 126 | 124 | 76 | 71 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | — | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
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