Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 144 | 125 | 137 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 69 | 66 | 295 | 872 | 985 | 843 | 681 | 1001 | 1489 | 1933 | 1830 | 1382 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.81m | 6:40PM1.65m | 7:08AM1.77m | 7:28PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.35m | 12:41PM0.42m | 00:53AM0.40m | 1:30PM0.45m | 1:41AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | 8:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 167 | 144 | 125 | 137 | 90 | 61 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 295 | 872 | 985 | 843 | 681 | 1001 | 1489 | 1933 | 1830 | 1382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 49 | 27 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 69 | 66 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 69 | 60 | 346 | 37 | 69 | 56 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 4 | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 44 | 73 | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 149 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 120 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 162 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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