Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 10 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)131313131313131314141413131313131414141415151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181176176178166163212222400394388430413413420511644801918104211021087931802
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
5
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
1.25
4:00PM
0.96
3:40AM
1.28
4:52PM
1.06
4:35AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
0.64
9:46AM
0.41
9:14PM
0.61
10:36AM
0.33
10:22PM
0.55
11:17AM
0.25
Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:11-------6:13-------6:13---
Sunset-------5:37-------5:36-------5:35
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C232321201922232321171413121620201715131211151820
Feels °C (?)23232020181820201812986101313109776111418
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