Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 754 | 639 | 666 | 785 | 828 | 860 | 784 | 642 | 651 | 811 | 886 | 1195 | 2376 | 3049 | 3354 | 3085 | 2756 | 2004 | 1614 | 1210 | 800 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.77m | 2:01AM1.68m | 2:26PM1.81m | 2:39AM1.71m | 3:03PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.37m | 7:50PM0.41m | 8:01AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.36m | 8:42AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 754 | 639 | 666 | 785 | 828 | 860 | 784 | 642 | 651 | 811 | 886 | 1195 | 2376 | 3049 | 3354 | 3085 | 2756 | 2004 | 1614 | 1210 | 800 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | ESE 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | — | 11 | 7 | — | — | 39 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 35 | 115 | 273 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 137 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 162 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 203 | 93 |
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