Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 407 | 532 | 599 | 515 | 418 | 318 | 119 | 103 | 138 | 82 | 76 | 85 | 140 | 92 | 91 | 99 | 77 | 198 | 293 | 506 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.67m | 1:05AM1.60m | 1:27PM1.71m | 1:46AM1.67m | 2:07PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.42m | 7:03AM0.37m | 7:31PM0.36m | 7:47AM0.31m | 8:12PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 332 | 407 | 532 | 599 | 515 | 418 | 318 | 103 | 103 | 138 | 82 | 76 | 85 | 140 | 92 | 91 | 99 | 55 | 47 | 293 | 506 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 8 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 119 | 86 | 1 | 50 | 60 | 29 | 8 | 30 | 15 | 48 | 77 | 198 | 63 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 16 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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