Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 3AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1092 | 1437 | 1168 | 994 | 838 | 665 | 469 | 298 | 432 | 320 | 732 | 1599 | 2496 | 5769 | 5955 | 3416 | 3616 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.54m | 10:02AM1.63m | 10:27PM1.53m | 10:57AM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.49m | 4:12PM0.53m | 4:27AM0.50m | 5:02PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1092 | 1437 | 1168 | 994 | 838 | 665 | 469 | 298 | 432 | 147 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 128 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 93 | 85 | 82 | 159 | 82 | 320 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 481 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | SE 11 | E 12 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 46 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 82 | 9 | 61 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 732 | 1599 | 2496 | 5769 | 5955 | 3416 | 3616 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 118 | 349 | 746 | 32 | 32 |
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