Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 11AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 535 | 553 | 553 | 720 | 735 | 709 | 670 | 888 | 566 | 556 | 535 | 479 | 461 | 394 | 327 | 279 | 308 | 879 | 771 | 724 | 566 | 530 | 515 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.71m | 10:55PM1.70m | 11:30AM1.81m | 11:54PM1.76m | 12:30PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.33m | 4:47PM0.34m | 5:10AM0.27m | 5:44PM0.30m | 6:06AM0.20m | 6:43PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 535 | 553 | 553 | 720 | 706 | 709 | 646 | 566 | 566 | 556 | 535 | 479 | 461 | 394 | 327 | 279 | 233 | 879 | 771 | 724 | 566 | 530 | 515 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 296 | 366 | 425 | 243 | 118 | 167 | 217 | 888 | 263 | 293 | 129 | 276 | 218 | 173 | 157 | 123 | 123 | 228 | 184 | 177 | 145 | 148 | 110 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 22 | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 36 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | 207 | 137 | — | 124 | 124 | 119 | 110 | 121 | 308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 226 | 252 | 240 | 289 | 735 | 692 | 670 | 61 | 64 | 46 | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 136 | 136 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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