Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 7PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3630 | 4721 | 5759 | 4082 | 2749 | 1515 | 914 | 653 | 520 | 722 | 625 | 528 | 332 | 223 | 219 | 903 | 599 | 327 | 248 | 245 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | on |
High Tide | 10:57AM1.64m | 11:19PM1.55m | 11:46AM1.67m | 00:05AM1.58m | 12:29PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.52m | 5:15AM0.47m | 5:48PM0.48m | 6:00AM0.42m | 6:31PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 2749 | 1515 | 914 | 653 | 520 | 722 | 625 | 528 | 332 | 223 | 5 | 27 | 599 | 327 | 204 | 147 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 546 | 503 | 306 | 221 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 74 | 27 | 10 | 210 | 198 | 248 | 245 | 329 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 14 | — | 27 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | S 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 3630 | 4721 | 5759 | 4082 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 219 | 903 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 837 | 746 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 162 | 136 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
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