Banzai Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Banzai.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window is a tough one. We’ve got a real flat spell on our hands. The first day with any surf at all is Wednesday the 22nd, but it’s so small and weak you’d be wasting your time. We’re looking at a long, dry gap of poor surf conditions that stretches all the way through until the end of July. The wind is mostly onshore, the swell is tiny, and the energy is just pathetic. For a spot like Banzai, this is a rough run.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until the morning of Thursday the 30th of July. We’ll see a bump in swell to 5ft from the SE, with a period of 8 seconds. The wave energy will be moderate (242). But, and it’s a big but, the wind is still blowing onshore from the SE. It’s not going to be clean, and it’ll be choppy. The afternoon sees the same size, but with a moderate breeze making it worse. This is not a standout.

The next morning, Friday the 31st of July, offers a little more hope. The swell drops to 4ft from the ESE, still with an 8-second period, but the wind swings to a light ESE onshore breeze. The wave energy is moderate (154). It’s still onshore, but light enough that it might be workable for a few. Still, it’s not what I’d call a good day.

Moving into August, the pattern doesn’t improve much. The surf stays small, the wind stays onshore, and the conditions are consistently described as poor. The biggest swell of the entire period shows up on the morning of Tuesday the 4th of August, with 5ft from the ESE and a period of 8 seconds. The wave energy jumps to a strong 426. But again, the wind is onshore from the SE. That size with onshore wind is going to be a messy, blown-out wall. For a reef like Banzai, that’s not a good look. It’s more of a kite surfing setup than a paddle surfing one.

After that, it fades back into the small stuff with onshore winds for the rest of the window.

So, the bottom line? There are no true standouts here. The best of a bad bunch is the morning of Friday the 31st of July, where the light onshore breeze might give you a few clean-ish walls if you’re desperate. But honestly, the whole 16-day forecast is a bust for decent surf. For a place like this, a blank run is more normal than a good one. Keep an eye on the forecasts, things can change, but right now, I’d be looking for something else to do.

Rusty.

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