Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 6PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2622 | 2060 | 1783 | 1535 | 1318 | 1138 | 1001 | 875 | 736 | 713 | 673 | 569 | 489 | 284 | 300 | 300 | 225 | 215 | 160 | 165 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.79m | 7:39AM1.90m | 8:05PM1.76m | 8:40AM1.88m | 9:07PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.25m | 1:29AM0.23m | 2:07PM0.28m | 2:28AM0.24m | 3:09PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2622 | 2060 | 1783 | 1535 | 1318 | 1138 | 1001 | 875 | 736 | 713 | 673 | 569 | 489 | 284 | 300 | 300 | 225 | 215 | 160 | 165 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 11 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 91 | 61 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 26 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
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