Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 12PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 571 | 1219 | 2044 | 2669 | 2811 | 2811 | 1903 | 1719 | 1879 | 1589 | 1352 | 1158 | 971 | 794 | 673 | 633 | 521 | 529 | 557 | 565 | 317 | 299 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.67m | 3:25PM1.81m | 3:40AM1.68m | 4:06PM1.82m | 4:21AM1.68m | 4:47PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.37m | 9:35PM0.42m | 9:45AM0.35m | 10:19PM0.41m | 10:28AM0.34m | 11:02PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 170 | 571 | 1219 | 2044 | 2669 | 2811 | 2811 | 1903 | 1719 | 1879 | 1589 | 1352 | 1158 | 971 | 794 | 673 | 633 | 521 | 529 | 557 | 565 | 317 | 299 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 249 | 170 | 170 | 177 | 209 | 198 | 194 | 1016 | 693 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 96 | 131 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 92 | 92 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | ENE 12 | E 12 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 13 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | ESE 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 65 | — | — | 82 | 75 | — | 292 | 184 | 170 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 43 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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