Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 12AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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) | S 10 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 113 | 162 | 156 | 100 | 57 | 76 | 79 | 54 | 179 | 371 | 972 | 1322 | 939 | 528 | 286 | 627 | 612 | 268 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.25m | 4:27AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.29m | 5:17AM1.00m | 5:08PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.45m | 9:41AM0.59m | 11:15PM0.38m | 10:43AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 4 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 65 | 12 | 156 | 100 | 51 | 76 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 50 | — | 1322 | 939 | 528 | 286 | 627 | 612 | 268 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 7 | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 71 | 113 | 162 | 17 | 34 | 57 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 46 | 70 | 154 | 7 | 34 | 118 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | ENE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | S 16 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 19 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 24 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 179 | 371 | 972 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 91 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 232 | 369 | 394 | 234 | 184 | 121 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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