Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 44 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 372 | 360 | 316 | 233 | 171 | 206 | 198 | 226 | 255 | 248 | 293 | 280 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:05PM1.69m | 00:23AM1.61m | 12:53PM1.71m | 1:09AM1.62m | 1:37PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.42m | 6:07PM0.49m | 6:23AM0.43m | 6:55PM0.49m | 7:08AM0.41m | 7:40PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 39 | 44 | 25 | 134 | 131 | 127 | 171 | 93 | 57 | 50 | 255 | 248 | 293 | 280 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 44 | 99 | 99 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 147 | 169 | 33 | 46 | 226 | 51 | 169 | 148 | 128 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ENE 8 | S 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 51 | 24 | 121 | 206 | 198 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 43 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 99 | 372 | 360 | 316 | 233 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 190 | 190 | 26 | 190 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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