Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 93 | 95 | 98 | 100 | 130 | 194 | 212 | 231 | 265 | 393 | 465 | 455 | 340 | 364 | 318 | 258 | 263 | 718 | 561 | 476 | 370 | 356 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.09m | 7:04PM1.54m | 7:41AM1.17m | 7:40PM1.57m | 8:15AM1.25m | 8:15PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.24m | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:14AM0.13m | 1:59PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 123 | 93 | 95 | 98 | 100 | 105 | 84 | 58 | 58 | 265 | 393 | 465 | 455 | 340 | 364 | 318 | 258 | 165 | 718 | 561 | 476 | 370 | 356 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 56 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 44 | 43 | 263 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 11 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 38 | 35 | 37 | 20 | 40 | 33 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 43 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 5 | 30 | 130 | 194 | 212 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 162 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 7 |
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