Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 AEST
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Banzai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banzai sea temperature is
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)88899999999999999999101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19318217118515014816623223219319019016216216213099999981898981121
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
0
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offonglasscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
1.14
10:11PM
1.48
10:42AM
1.06
10:48PM
1.42
11:26AM
0.98
11:31PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
0.24
3:44PM
0.35
4:50AM
0.29
4:16PM
0.42
5:35AM
0.36
4:52PM
0.49
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise6:07-------6:07-------6:09-------
Sunset---5:45-------5:44-------5:42----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919191918171515171819191817171725272625242120
Feels °C (?)161615161616171314171617181716151524252624242020
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