Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 291 | 233 | 177 | 170 | 127 | 125 | 92 | 61 | 42 | 106 | 158 | 258 | 145 | 164 | 188 | 190 | 152 | 143 | 265 | 572 | 484 | 386 | 373 | 361 | 307 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45AM1.67m | 9:07PM1.52m | 9:35AM1.64m | 9:58PM1.50m | 10:24AM1.62m | 10:47PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.49m | 3:19AM0.48m | 3:55PM0.50m | 4:06AM0.48m | 4:41PM0.48m | 4:53AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | 8:36 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | N 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 297 | 291 | 233 | 177 | 170 | 127 | 125 | 92 | 61 | 42 | 40 | 158 | 4 | 145 | 147 | 158 | 190 | 105 | 93 | 265 | 572 | 484 | 386 | 373 | 361 | 307 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | S 14 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 36 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 106 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 154 | 152 | 143 | 92 | 8 | 34 | — | 19 | 20 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 5 | ENE 8 | ESE 5 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 72 | 52 | 13 | 258 | 83 | 164 | 188 | — | 25 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 94 | 118 | 0 | 28 | 162 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
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