Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 66 | 109 | 113 | 104 | 105 | 139 | 200 | 113 | 140 | 132 | 129 | 181 | 179 | 246 | 300 | 474 | 462 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09AM1.75m | 7:33PM1.64m | 8:05AM1.69m | 8:30PM1.58m | 9:04AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.33m | 1:30PM0.40m | 1:50AM0.40m | 2:24PM0.47m | 2:43AM0.46m | 3:19PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 66 | 33 | 52 | 71 | 105 | 45 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 18 | 118 | 113 | 157 | 91 | 81 | 474 | 462 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | S 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | E 12 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 109 | 113 | 104 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 54 | 132 | 129 | 71 | 73 | 147 | 300 | 130 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | NE 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 5 | SSW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 140 | 13 | 47 | 181 | 179 | 246 | 180 | 3 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | 80 | 139 | 200 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 190 | 179 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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