Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 74 | 118 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 49 | 137 | 93 | 228 | 971 | 1851 | 1696 | 1471 | 1752 | 1818 | 1660 | 1597 | 1567 | 1566 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:48AM1.81m | 7:09PM1.67m | 7:37AM1.75m | 8:00PM1.61m | 8:29AM1.70m | 8:54PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.31m | 1:08PM0.38m | 1:24AM0.38m | 2:00PM0.44m | 2:15AM0.44m | 2:52PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 82 | 74 | 70 | 38 | 32 | 58 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 49 | 38 | 52 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 18 | 118 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 18 | 34 | 43 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | N 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | 1 | 69 | 68 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 46 | 64 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 137 | 93 | 228 | 971 | 1851 | 1696 | 1471 | 1752 | 1818 | 1660 | 1597 | 1567 | 1566 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 292 | 206 | 41 | 41 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 30 | 30 |
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