Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 442 | 367 | 249 | 102 | 122 | 62 | 61 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 72 | 67 | 60 | 92 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.96m | 9:59PM1.80m | 10:35AM1.94m | 11:04PM1.80m | 11:37AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.21m | 4:16AM0.16m | 4:55PM0.20m | 5:16AM0.16m | 5:51PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 442 | 367 | 249 | 102 | 122 | 42 | 61 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 72 | 67 | 60 | 92 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SW 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 14 | 16 | 68 | 23 | 62 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 97 | 135 | 181 | 105 | 61 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 65 | 118 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 190 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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