Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 3PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2304 | 1898 | 1633 | 1487 | 706 | 615 | 757 | 671 | 591 | 305 | 357 | 307 | 302 | 590 | 581 | 507 | 726 | 566 | 464 | 482 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.68m | 8:36PM1.67m | 9:09AM1.71m | 9:35PM1.67m | 10:13AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.38m | 3:01AM0.35m | 3:33PM0.38m | 3:56AM0.32m | 4:32PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 2304 | 1898 | 1633 | 1487 | 706 | 615 | 757 | 671 | 591 | 305 | 301 | 307 | 256 | 212 | 581 | 507 | 726 | 566 | 464 | 482 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 466 | 332 | 41 | 58 | 77 | 296 | 357 | 213 | 302 | 590 | 202 | 168 | 65 | 100 | 148 | 90 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 20 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 8 | 77 | 57 | 51 | 199 | 283 | 160 | 137 | 163 | 101 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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