Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 4AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 229 | 165 | 121 | 127 | 112 | 110 | 106 | 108 | 102 | 100 | 127 | 127 | 133 | 195 | 110 | 265 | 119 | 268 | 199 | 196 | 143 | 217 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:02AM1.66m | 5:27PM1.79m | 5:42AM1.63m | 6:07PM1.75m | 6:23AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.40m | 11:12AM0.34m | 11:46PM0.40m | 11:55AM0.35m | 00:28AM0.41m | 12:38PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 304 | 229 | 165 | 121 | 106 | 112 | 110 | 106 | 108 | 102 | 100 | 127 | 127 | 133 | 195 | 110 | 237 | 102 | 268 | 199 | 196 | 143 | 217 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 92 | 92 | 88 | 68 | 127 | 95 | 87 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 40 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 93 | 96 | 119 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 45 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 52 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 2 | ENE 10 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 265 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 182 | 140 | 126 | 319 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 84 |
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