Surf Forecasts:
Banna Strand surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, WNW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period, WNW swell with 8,066 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Banna Strand this week:
The surf forecast for Banna Strand over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Banna Strand in the next 16 days are 4.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 9s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Banna Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surf’s up… or not just yet. Let’s be straight with you. Right now, Banna Strand is mushy, messy, and honestly not worth paddling out for. The next week is a write-off, with rubbish cross-shore winds and lumpy, blown-out conditions. You’re looking at a solid run of poor surf from Sunday 13th through to that big weekend.
But hang in there, because things change big time. The standout window is Sunday 27th September. That morning and afternoon, we’ve got clean conditions with light cross-offshore winds and chest-to-shoulder high waves rolling in from the west. This is the one to mark in the calendar—clean, glassy lines, and a proper push behind them. It won’t be small, so if you’re not comfortable overhead, give it a miss. This is for the crew who know what they’re doing.
Before that, there’s a lot of nothing. From the 13th through the 26th, it’s all onshore junk—small, choppy, and then too big and messy. Thursday 17th and Friday 18th see solid swell, but the wind is on it, and it’s just not clean. Saturday 19th is straight-up messy with strong onshores. Even when the swell is good, Banna Strand just can’t handle it with that wind on it.
The last real chance before the Sunday is that Sunday morning the 27th—clean, light breeze, and the swell is there. Morning will be your best bet; the afternoon stays clean too, but it’s the same conditions. The Monday the 28th has a smaller, weaker swell—clean but only about waist high, so not worth the paddle unless you’re desperate.
So, bottom line: wait for the 27th. Get down early, grab a few waves before anyone else, and enjoy the glass. The water’s around average for this time of year, so nothing crazy there. And with that light offshore, the lines will be holding up nicely. It’s a long wait, but it’ll be worth it.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 462 | 255 | 141 | 90 | 217 | 501 | 777 | 1038 | 1980 | 1259 | 731 | 678 | 1402 | 7615 | 7062 | 4401 | 3585 | 3138 | 4686 | 6498 | 7339 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:02AM4.15m | 7:14PM4.21m | 7:35AM4.03m | 7:50PM4.00m | 8:08AM3.84m | 8:25PM3.71m | 8:42AM3.59m | 9:02PM3.39m | 9:19AM3.32m | 9:45PM3.07m | 10:05AM3.04m | 10:42PM2.78m | 11:12AM2.82m | 00:09AM2.60m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.13m | 1:17AM0.07m | 1:31PM0.27m | 1:49AM0.33m | 2:05PM0.49m | 2:21AM0.65m | 2:40PM0.77m | 2:55AM0.98m | 3:19PM1.08m | 3:34AM1.32m | 4:10PM1.39m | 4:30AM1.61m | 5:40PM1.62m | ||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 11 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 462 | 255 | 99 | 90 | 123 | 13 | 11 | — | — | 1259 | 731 | — | — | — | 7062 | 4401 | 3585 | — | — | 6498 | 7339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 231 | 169 | 141 | 59 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | — | — | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 217 | 501 | 777 | 1038 | 1980 | — | — | 678 | 1402 | 7615 | — | — | — | 3138 | 4686 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 692 | 575 | 484 | 360 | 218 | 379 | 575 | 575 | 360 | 435 | 15 | 800 | 575 | 575 | 556 |
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