Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 668 | 657 | 574 | 673 | 582 | 498 | 427 | 361 | 308 | 265 | 137 | 276 | 371 | 699 | 867 | 738 | 1332 | 2028 | 1640 | 984 | 670 | 1219 | 1169 | 951 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10PM1.73m | 11:42AM1.72m | 00:02AM1.68m | 12:33PM1.72m | 00:50AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.33m | 5:19AM0.30m | 5:45PM0.39m | 6:07AM0.34m | 6:35PM0.42m | 6:52AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 668 | 657 | 574 | 673 | 582 | 498 | 427 | 361 | 308 | 265 | 137 | 113 | 94 | 75 | 59 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 75 | 66 | 192 | 239 | 52 | 951 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | — | 17 | 19 | 35 | 85 | — | 99 | 96 | 69 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 49 | 117 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 2 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 34 | 1 | — | — | 99 | 276 | 371 | 699 | 867 | 738 | 1332 | 2028 | 1640 | 984 | 670 | 1219 | 1169 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 206 | 206 | 136 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
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