Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 546 | 1029 | 657 | 1348 | 5278 | 1918 | 1434 | 2498 | 2172 | 3786 | 4678 | 4428 | 3466 | 3186 | 3625 | 4042 | 5288 | 3459 | 3112 | 2653 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.82m | 5:18AM1.78m | 5:42PM1.79m | 6:04AM1.78m | 6:28PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.23m | 11:15PM0.27m | 11:36AM0.25m | 00:01AM0.28m | 12:27PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SSW 10 | E 11 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 330 | 546 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2619 | 1918 | 446 | 1739 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4215 | 3459 | 3112 | 2653 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 835 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | NW 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1029 | 657 | 1348 | 5278 | 3 | 1434 | 2498 | 2172 | 3786 | 4678 | 4428 | 3466 | 3186 | 3625 | 4042 | 5288 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 190 | 40 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 118 | 574 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 84 | 4 | 4 |
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