Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banyans today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
139 | 135 | 129 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 186 | 120 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 163 | 160 | 224 | 300 | 135 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:13PM0.76m | 2:13AM0.36m | 2:44PM0.78m | 2:47AM0.41m | 3:13PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.16m | 7:36AM0.10m | 9:37PM0.14m | 8:17AM0.08m | 9:57PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 19 |
139 | 135 | 129 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 186 | 81 | 163 | 121 | 113 | 163 | 227 | 224 | 300 | 277 | 444 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 |
67 | 66 | 41 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 81 | 120 | 81 | 71 | 163 | 162 | 160 | 104 | 273 | 273 | 135 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 20 | WNW 9 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
41 | 103 | 96 | 40 | 47 | 16 | 27 | 67 | 8 | 163 | 120 | 163 | 121 | 63 | 70 | 47 | 69 | 135 | 85 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | S 12 | W 9 | W 3 | W 3 | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 24 | 15 | 5 | 5 | — | 14 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 121 | 124 | 121 | 121 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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