Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banyans today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 10AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 15 | SSW 19 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 39 | 38 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 37 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:41AM0.63m | 9:15PM0.25m | 9:56AM0.62m | 11:41PM0.29m | 11:00AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.18m | 5:53PM0.23m | 00:53AM0.23m | 6:20PM0.20m | 3:04AM0.27m | 6:40PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | 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 | S 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 103 | 102 | 99 | 93 | 132 | 128 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 58 | 39 | 38 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 4 | NNW 11 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | NNW 11 | SSE 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 17 | WNW 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | NW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 44 | 74 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 21 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 11 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 5 | — | WNW 3 | — | W 3 | SSW 5 | NW 4 | W 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 28 | 23 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
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