Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 394 | 204 | 192 | 229 | 162 | 152 | 113 | 120 | 151 | 85 | 184 | 439 | 636 | 1597 | 3974 | 5273 | 4081 | 2987 | 2061 | 1594 | 1190 | 1001 | 835 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:20PM1.96m | 8:48AM1.82m | 9:18PM1.87m | 9:49AM1.77m | 10:15PM1.79m | 10:48AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.15m | 3:02PM0.17m | 3:35AM0.20m | 3:58PM0.26m | 4:28AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — |
 | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 343 | 50 | 100 | 192 | 229 | 162 | 152 | 90 | 120 | 151 | 85 | 184 | 439 | 636 | 1597 | 3974 | 5273 | 4081 | 2987 | 2061 | 1594 | 1190 | 1001 | 835 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNW 4 | SSW 14 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 65 | 5 | 204 | 90 | 53 | 13 | 7 | 113 | 107 | 10 | 78 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 13 | — | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | S 9 | S 4 | SE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | SSW 14 | S 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 394 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 14 | 33 | 45 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 65 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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