Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banyans today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 9AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 132 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 112 | 150 | 150 | 119 | 238 | 298 | 203 | 255 | 196 | 115 | 162 | 113 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:57AM0.44m | 2:01PM0.71m | 2:28AM0.51m | 2:31PM0.70m | 3:01AM0.59m | 3:00PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22AM0.15m | 8:40PM0.11m | 8:08AM0.14m | 8:58PM0.08m | 8:52AM0.13m | 9:18PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 168 | 125 | 123 | 117 | 110 | 106 | 106 | 75 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 112 | 150 | 141 | 149 | 139 | 206 | 194 | 145 | 94 | 108 | 150 | 110 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 132 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 150 | 119 | 238 | 298 | 203 | 255 | 196 | 115 | 162 | 113 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 72 | 64 | 61 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 38 | 73 | 37 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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