Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 184 | 147 | 113 | 110 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 103 | 177 | 182 | 111 | 117 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:41PM1.76m | 12:18PM1.94m | 00:41AM1.84m | 1:16PM2.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.19m | 6:31PM0.24m | 6:50AM0.11m | 7:28PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 184 | 184 | 147 | 113 | 68 | 75 | 88 | 90 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 103 | 90 | 99 | 111 | 117 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 5 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 75 | 48 | 36 | 110 | 86 | 46 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 35 | 45 | 61 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 14 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 68 | 15 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 43 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | — | ESE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 27 | — | 55 | 158 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 83 | 177 | 182 | 77 | 33 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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