Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
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 10°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 591 | 354 | 364 | 307 | 368 | 590 | 672 | 1021 | 810 | 649 | 517 | 476 | 396 | 389 | 375 | 340 | 279 | 235 | 295 | 184 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.71m | 9:35PM1.67m | 10:13AM1.77m | 10:39PM1.70m | 11:17AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM0.38m | 3:56AM0.32m | 4:32PM0.35m | 4:54AM0.26m | 5:32PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 591 | 354 | 301 | 307 | 256 | 251 | 672 | 1021 | 810 | 649 | 517 | 476 | 396 | 389 | 375 | 340 | 279 | 235 | 295 | 184 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 77 | 296 | 364 | 213 | 296 | 590 | 207 | 295 | 103 | 101 | 148 | 90 | 66 | 61 | 66 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 24 | 53 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 77 | 57 | 51 | 196 | 368 | 188 | 157 | — | 57 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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