Banzai Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Honestly, straight up, the next 16 days are looking pretty flat and messy for paddle surfing out at Banzai. The whole period is a bit of a write-off. There’s no standout session in the box, and everything is graded as poor surf conditions right across the board.

We start off on Wednesday, September 2nd with a weak 3 ft swell out of the SE, with a short period of 7 seconds. Combined swell energy is a measly 54 (weak). The wind is onshore from the ESE at 6 mph, so it’s not clean at all. That pattern sticks around. Thursday the 3rd drops to 2 ft, period down to 6 seconds, still onshore wind. Just a sad little dribble.

We go through a long stretch of days—Friday the 4th, Saturday the 5th, Sunday the 6th, Monday the 7th—all with that same story: tiny SE swell around 2 ft to 3 ft, periods between 5 and 6 seconds, and persistent onshore or cross-onshore winds. The combined energy barely breaks into double digits, maxing at 88 on Saturday morning before fading again. A full week of this.

Things try to pick up a little around September 10th, Thursday morning. The swell bumps to 5 ft from the ESE, period climbs to 8 seconds, and combined energy jumps to 439 (moderate). Wind is light from the ESE at 6 mph, so it’s onshore but light. Still, the wave comment says “poor surf conditions.” That’s still just a messy, short-period windswell with onshore wind, not a proper groundswell.

September 12th, Saturday morning, has 5 ft from the ESE at 7 seconds, energy at 322 (moderate). But again, winds are onshore from the ESE at 12 mph. That’s choppy and ugly.

After that, the swell fades back into the same old story for the second week—tiny SE pulses, weak energy (around 50 to 100), and light but onshore or cross-onshore winds. No clean windows at all.

Water temp is 85° with a 2° anomaly, so it’s about normal for the time of year here.

So, to sum it up: there’s no true standout. If you had to pick the least bad moment, it’d be the morning of Thursday the 10th, with the biggest swell (5 ft) and light winds, but it’s still short-period and onshore. That’s not saying much. This is a long, blank run for Banzai. The whole 16 days has nothing for paddle surfing. Honestly, with the consistent onshore winds and moderate energy showing up in the second week, that stretch from the 12th might look more interesting for the kite surfing crew than us.

Stay patient, check back another time.

Rusty.

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