Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banyans today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 15 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 12 | NNW 17 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 32 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 42 | 35 | 12 | 34 | 28 | 84 | 246 | 287 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:27PM0.38m | 4:19AM0.83m | 3:59PM0.35m | 4:54AM0.81m | 4:31PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.17m | 9:02PM0.05m | 11:24AM0.17m | 9:30PM0.06m | 12:08PM0.19m | 9:59PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 70 | 61 | 32 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 90 | 134 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 116 | 110 | 109 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 246 | 287 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | NW 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 99 | 46 | 71 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 42 | 40 | 21 | 39 | 20 | 64 | 65 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 15 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 12 | NNW 17 | NW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 20 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 42 | 35 | 12 | 34 | 28 | 84 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | SSW 7 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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