Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s 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 (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 167 | 131 | 125 | 96 | 92 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 162 | 115 | 79 | 46 | 15 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 51 | 89 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:28PM2.03m | 1:50AM1.91m | 2:24PM2.12m | 2:45AM1.97m | 3:19PM2.18m | 3:40AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.12m | 7:42PM0.17m | 8:00AM0.04m | 8:39PM0.11m | 8:57AM-0.03m | 9:36PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 173 | 167 | 131 | 125 | 96 | 87 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 162 | 115 | 79 | 46 | 11 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 51 | 89 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | SE 14 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 112 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 92 | — | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | — | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 56 | 2 | 23 | 53 | 91 | 55 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 30 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 206 | 227 | 268 | 209 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
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