
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
461 | 386 | 327 | 277 | 308 | 487 | 797 | 749 | 559 | 515 | 453 | 418 | 259 | 231 | 170 | 167 | 131 | 125 | 96 | 90 | 225 | 222 | 218 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.76m | 12:30PM1.92m | 00:53AM1.83m | 1:28PM2.03m | 1:50AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.30m | 6:06AM0.20m | 6:43PM0.24m | 7:02AM0.12m | 7:42PM0.17m | 8:00AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
461 | 386 | 327 | 277 | 277 | 233 | 797 | 749 | 559 | 515 | 453 | 418 | 259 | 231 | 170 | 167 | 131 | 125 | 96 | 88 | 225 | 222 | 218 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
218 | 173 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 487 | 188 | 184 | 149 | 149 | 116 | 113 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 90 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
124 | 119 | 110 | 121 | 308 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 75 | — | 96 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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