Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 133 | 113 | 110 | 85 | 94 | 77 | 276 | 123 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 68 | 76 | 50 | 36 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.08m | 12:53PM1.32m | 1:06AM0.96m | 1:49PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.44m | 6:11AM0.39m | 7:30PM0.50m | 6:54AM0.47m | 8:46PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 88 | 75 | 113 | 110 | 28 | 94 | 75 | 10 | 123 | 83 | 81 | 25 | 68 | 68 | 51 | 50 | 18 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | S 9 | E 6 | S 8 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 85 | 100 | 97 | 85 | 80 | 77 | — | 6 | 31 | 5 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | — | S 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 55 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 25 | 12 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 133 | — | 39 | 43 | — | — | 276 | 48 | 30 | 49 | 50 | 38 | 31 | 76 | 46 | 36 | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 353 | 86 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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