Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banyans today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 33 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:04PM0.75m | 5:42AM0.57m | 5:33PM0.67m | 6:28AM0.60m | 5:59PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.07m | 11:24AM0.17m | 00:04AM0.08m | 12:15PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 7 | WNW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | 417 | 405 | 308 | 289 | 289 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 225 | 9 | 34 | 187 | 229 | 148 | 94 | 60 | 47 | 222 | 434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | S 18 | W 11 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 10 | 25 | 97 | 143 | 513 | 219 | 219 | 222 | 33 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 30 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 185 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 724 | 1352 | 542 | 263 | 151 | 104 | 62 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 461 | 461 | 46 | 21 | 3 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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