Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 207 | 280 | 273 | 459 | 301 | 384 | 421 | 453 | 453 | 452 | 669 | 797 | 758 | 1298 | 1106 | 911 | 886 | 752 | 642 | 507 | 431 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:04AM1.99m | 5:32PM2.02m | 5:56AM1.93m | 6:22PM1.92m | 6:48AM1.85m | 7:14PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.03m | 11:51PM0.10m | 12:14PM0.12m | 00:43AM0.17m | 1:07PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 17 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 70 | 207 | 62 | 273 | 459 | 37 | 48 | 421 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 669 | 797 | 758 | 176 | 1106 | 911 | 886 | 752 | 642 | 507 | 431 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 7 | SSW 16 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 212 | 36 | 280 | 47 | 48 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 155 | 133 | 136 | 136 | 112 | 117 | 72 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 64 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 2 | W 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | 301 | 384 | 332 | 453 | 453 | 452 | 326 | 299 | 285 | 1298 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 4 |
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