Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1084 | 898 | 676 | 556 | 260 | 432 | 356 | 244 | 129 | 96 | 86 | 66 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 56 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:27AM1.89m | 5:51PM1.83m | 6:17AM1.82m | 6:40PM1.73m | 7:09AM1.75m | 7:33PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.21m | 00:08AM0.24m | 12:37PM0.31m | 00:58AM0.33m | 1:30PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1084 | 898 | 676 | 556 | 230 | 432 | 356 | 244 | 129 | 96 | 86 | 66 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 165 | 115 | 260 | 85 | 77 | 73 | 107 | 46 | 39 | 36 | 42 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 126 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 38 | 40 | 66 | 37 | 34 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 2 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 179 |
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