
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Magnets today (05 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Magnets at 10PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Magnets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 74 | 104 | 135 | 150 | 113 | 68 | 88 | 94 | 75 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 32 | 49 | 38 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:43PM2.82m | 8:16AM2.82m | 8:35PM2.93m | 9:03AM2.97m | 9:20PM3.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.52m | 2:26PM0.57m | 2:50AM0.39m | 3:11PM0.44m | 3:30AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
— | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 13 | N 11 | W 12 | — | N 11 | N 16 | N 16 | — | N 11 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 19 | 88 | 94 | 75 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 32 | 49 | 38 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 11 | NW 13 | — | — | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | — | NW 8 | N 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 30 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 25 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 74 | 104 | 135 | 150 | 113 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 92 | 92 | 106 | 110 | 125 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 102 | 6 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 134 | 100 | 2 | 92 | 2 |
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