Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 301 | 307 | 279 | 326 | 279 | 223 | 946 | 469 | 722 | 678 | 717 | 1018 | 634 | 694 | 545 | 545 | 617 | 640 | 2206 | 3084 | 3635 | 3276 | 2444 | 1632 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53AM2.00m | 5:27PM2.18m | 5:50AM1.98m | 6:24PM2.13m | 6:48AM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.06m | 11:10AM-0.04m | 11:50PM0.06m | 12:09PM-0.02m | 00:48AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 301 | 307 | 279 | 326 | 279 | 223 | 15 | 15 | 286 | 678 | 717 | 1018 | 634 | 694 | 545 | 545 | 617 | 640 | 2206 | 3084 | 3635 | 3276 | 2444 | 1632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | E 19 |
| kJ | 38 | 93 | 142 | 104 | 140 | 173 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 356 | 339 | 6 | 184 | 5 | 153 | 150 | 209 | 503 | 917 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 946 | 469 | 722 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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