Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 3AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1029 | 785 | 599 | 442 | 367 | 249 | 102 | 122 | 42 | 61 | 41 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 59 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.96m | 9:59PM1.80m | 10:35AM1.94m | 11:04PM1.80m | 11:37AM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.15m | 3:56PM0.21m | 4:16AM0.16m | 4:55PM0.20m | 5:16AM0.16m | 5:51PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1029 | 785 | 599 | 442 | 367 | 249 | 102 | 122 | 42 | 61 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 71 | 12 | 59 | 59 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 5 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 16 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 20 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 44 | 66 | 25 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 66 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 18 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 72 | 127 | 149 | 100 | 55 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 94 | 118 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 255 | 0 | 0 |
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