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Lat Long: 43.87° S 172.80° E

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Surf Photo: 'Magnet Bay' by Geof

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is

10.0° C

1.1°

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	S	N	NE	NNW
	8 s	cross- on	7 s	8 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	N	N	NE	SSW
	8 s	cross- off	4 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW	N	NNE	SSW
	16 s	cross- off	6 s	5 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW	N	N	NNE
	15 s	cross- off	6 s	5 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WSW	NW	NNE	ESE
	14 s	cross- on	5 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	N	NNE	ESE	SSW
	14 s	cross- off	8 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SW	N	N	NE
	13 s	on	8 s	4 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SW	NNE	NNE	ESE
	8 s	glass	8 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE	NE	ESE	SSW
	8 s	off	8 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NE	NE	SSW	ESE
	12 s	off	7 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW		NNE	SSW
	12 s	cross		7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW	WNW	NE	SSW
	16 s	cross- on	3 s	7 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW	WNW	NE	SSW
	15 s	cross- on	4 s	7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW	W	S	NE
	15 s	cross- on	3 s	7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	SSE	SSW
	15 s	cross- on	4 s	7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	W	S	SSW
	14 s	cross- on	4 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW		SSE	SSW
	8 s	cross- on		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 12 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.4m (4.5 ft). Range 2.41m (7.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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User: Geof (1 photo)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:30 pm 10 Oct 2019