Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 651 | 543 | 450 | 384 | 386 | 333 | 332 | 284 | 279 | 221 | 176 | 136 | 106 | 78 | 65 | 154 | 146 | 203 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:52AM1.89m | 11:19PM1.76m | 11:55AM1.92m | 00:21AM1.81m | 12:53PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.27m | 5:32AM0.19m | 6:10PM0.23m | 6:29AM0.15m | 7:05PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 651 | 543 | 450 | 384 | 386 | 333 | 332 | 284 | 279 | 221 | 176 | 136 | 106 | 78 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 36 | 26 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SSW 11 | E 18 | S 15 | E 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 222 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 45 | 154 | 146 | 203 | 85 | 85 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 18 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 17 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 151 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 53 | 65 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NNE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 38 | 35 | 40 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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