Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SW 10 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 356 | 244 | 129 | 96 | 92 | 66 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:17AM1.82m | 6:40PM1.73m | 7:09AM1.75m | 7:33PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.24m | 12:37PM0.31m | 00:58AM0.33m | 1:30PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 356 | 244 | 129 | 96 | 86 | 61 | 47 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | S 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 77 | 73 | 107 | 46 | 92 | 66 | 37 | 23 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 71 | 38 | 42 | 36 | 25 | 34 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | — | — | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 179 |
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