Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banyans today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
126 | 64 | 188 | 165 | 163 | 168 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 135 | 129 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 186 | 120 | 120 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM0.32m | 2:13PM0.76m | 2:13AM0.36m | 2:44PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.19m | 6:51AM0.12m | 9:19PM0.16m | 7:36AM0.10m | 9:37PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 18 |
76 | 64 | 188 | 165 | 163 | 168 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 135 | 129 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 115 | 82 | 186 | 81 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 12 | NW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
126 | 110 | 41 | 38 | 49 | 25 | 35 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 41 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 81 | 120 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NW 10 | SSE 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SSW 14 |
33 | 53 | 33 | 55 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 61 | 30 | 103 | 96 | 40 | 47 | 16 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 163 | 120 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 124 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 121 | 124 | 0 | 0 |
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