Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s 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 (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 229 | 218 | 176 | 161 | 156 | 110 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.85m | 1:26PM1.90m | 1:53AM1.87m | 2:15PM1.87m | 2:41AM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.17m | 7:07AM0.17m | 7:36PM0.16m | 7:59AM0.19m | 8:23PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 313 | 229 | 218 | 176 | 161 | 156 | 110 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 60 | 59 | 28 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | S 12 | SSW 13 | E 5 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 56 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | NE 6 | ESE 5 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | E 13 | NE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | — | E 6 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 32 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 16 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 26 | 94 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
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