Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 838 | 655 | 469 | 355 | 432 | 711 | 807 | 1944 | 2998 | 5476 | 6021 | 4332 | 2749 | 1544 | 1000 | 725 | 785 | 1054 | 734 | 615 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:02AM1.63m | 10:27PM1.53m | 10:57AM1.64m | 11:19PM1.55m | 11:46AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.53m | 4:27AM0.50m | 5:02PM0.52m | 5:15AM0.47m | 5:48PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 838 | 655 | 469 | 355 | 432 | 711 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 2749 | 1544 | 1000 | 725 | 785 | 1054 | 734 | 615 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 93 | 85 | 82 | 157 | 82 | 84 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 555 | 509 | 406 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | NE 10 | SE 14 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | W 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | 807 | 1944 | 2998 | 5476 | 6021 | 4332 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 65 | 33 | 349 | 746 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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