Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 9PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4351 | 3317 | 2543 | 1885 | 1553 | 1304 | 1001 | 848 | 603 | 480 | 404 | 411 | 353 | 294 | 240 | 195 | 161 | 150 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.79m | 9:17AM1.74m | 9:41PM1.70m | 10:16AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.26m | 3:28PM0.34m | 3:55AM0.32m | 4:23PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4351 | 3317 | 2543 | 1885 | 1553 | 1304 | 1001 | 848 | 603 | 480 | 404 | 411 | 353 | 294 | 240 | 195 | 161 | 150 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 94 | 93 | 91 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 71 | 48 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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