Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 2PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1480 | 1018 | 889 | 561 | 452 | 370 | 1060 | 892 | 754 | 639 | 666 | 666 | 806 | 827 | 763 | 721 | 632 | 838 | 1021 | 1474 | 2290 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.73m | 1:22AM1.64m | 1:47PM1.77m | 2:01AM1.68m | 2:26PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.42m | 7:08PM0.46m | 7:19AM0.37m | 7:50PM0.41m | 8:01AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1480 | 1018 | 889 | 561 | 452 | 331 | 1060 | 892 | 754 | 639 | 666 | 666 | 806 | 827 | 763 | 721 | 632 | 838 | 1021 | 1474 | 2290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 3 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 19 | 19 | 224 | 227 | 370 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | ESE 14 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | N 6 | SE 15 | SE 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 57 | 38 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 17 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 137 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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