Surf Forecasts:
Banna Strand surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with 1,571 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW 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 Thursday (Jul 30) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Banna Strand in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Banna Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the next couple weeks for Banna Strand, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a flat spell with a few angry, blown-out bumps thrown in. This spot is normally a consistent sandbar, exposed to the west, but the forecast is showing hardly any clean, rideable surf. The first few days are just tiny and messy, and then we get a pulse of size but it’s all onshore junk. No standouts worth paddling for.
Starting Thursday 23rd July, we’ve got nothing – 1ft of weak W swell, cross-off wind from the NNE at 6 mph, but the wave energy is only 12, so it’s barely a ripple. Friday 24th is a bit bigger at 3ft, but it’s cross-on from the NW, and the energy climbs to 134 – still poor conditions. Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th see a spike: 7.5ft to 10ft, with combined energy hitting 638, 1071, even 1448 on Sunday morning. But the wind is onshore or cross-on from the W/WSW/NW at 12–19 mph, making it lumpy, choppy, and ugly. That much swell on a beach break with that wind is more of a kiteboarding session than a paddle-surfing one. The period is 8–10 seconds, so nothing special, but the size is real – just not for us.
Monday 27th drops to 5.6ft, still cross-on from the SW, energy 530, but the wave comment says “marginal” – a 1 out of 10. Tuesday 28th similar, 4.6–4.9ft, cross or cross-on, energy 287–344. Wednesday 29th down to 3.9–4.3ft, onshore. Thursday 30th, 4.3ft with light S wind giving a bit of cross, but still marginal. Friday 31st has a clean moment with cross-off from the SSE at 9 mph, but the swell is only 2.6ft, energy 136 – “surfable but very ordinary”. That’s the best we get, and it’s still not good.
Then the first week of August is a total write-off. Saturday 1st: 2.6ft with fresh onshore wind, Sunday 2nd: 1.3–2.3ft, all onshore. Monday 3rd through Wednesday 5th: tiny, poor, occasional clean windows but swell 1.3–2ft – not enough to bother. Thursday 6th and Friday 7th have glassy or offshore morning conditions, but the swell is 1.3–1.6ft, energy 22–35. So, even though the wind is perfect, there’s just no wave to
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 12 | 20 | 20 | 134 | 120 | 154 | 638 | 1071 | 1508 | 1448 | 1308 | 846 | 530 | 407 | 257 | 287 | 344 | 363 | 234 | 195 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:58PM3.00m | 1:32AM2.84m | 2:08PM3.00m | 2:47AM2.87m | 3:13PM3.10m | 3:50AM3.00m | 4:07PM3.28m | 4:38AM3.17m | 4:51PM3.48m | 5:19AM3.35m | 5:29PM3.67m | 5:55AM3.49m | 6:04PM3.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM1.34m | 7:26PM1.41m | 7:51AM1.42m | 8:40PM1.35m | 8:58AM1.38m | 9:38PM1.20m | 9:52AM1.24m | 10:25PM1.01m | 10:35AM1.06m | 11:05PM0.80m | 11:13AM0.89m | 11:41PM0.61m | 11:48AM0.73m | 00:15AM0.45m | |||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 12 | 134 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 846 | 530 | 407 | 257 | 287 | 344 | 363 | 234 | 195 | 288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 14 | — | — | 154 | 638 | 1071 | 1508 | 1448 | 1308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 907 | 218 | 1027 | 1021 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 372 | 371 | 347 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 19 | 20 | 388 | 32 |
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