Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 131 | 84 | 187 | 332 | 540 | 411 | 287 | 179 | 154 | 280 | 376 | 722 | 367 | 277 | 270 | 195 | 186 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.69m | 10:03AM1.83m | 10:29PM1.72m | 11:07AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.29m | 4:23PM0.33m | 4:43AM0.24m | 5:23PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 72 | 72 | 187 | 332 | 540 | 411 | 287 | 179 | 154 | 116 | 376 | 722 | 367 | 170 | 136 | 119 | 116 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 29 | 11 | 5 | 71 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 101 | 122 | 280 | 97 | 6 | 153 | 277 | 270 | 195 | 186 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 60 | 131 | 84 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 18 | 28 | 33 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 190 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 162 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 30 | 0 |
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