Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banyans today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 38 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 45 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 64 | 65 | 41 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:56AM0.62m | 11:41PM0.29m | 11:00AM0.62m | 00:29AM0.36m | 11:50AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.20m | 3:04AM0.27m | 6:40PM0.18m | 4:55AM0.27m | 6:58PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 75 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 37 | 39 | 64 | 65 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 17 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 45 | 29 | 28 | 44 | 45 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | W 2 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | W 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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