Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 12PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2652 | 1864 | 1433 | 792 | 631 | 493 | 423 | 361 | 210 | 214 | 229 | 192 | 196 | 170 | 142 | 151 | 101 | 97 | 81 | 57 | 56 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.34m | 00:34AM0.92m | 12:55PM1.27m | 1:48AM0.86m | 2:04PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.46m | 6:50PM0.46m | 6:02AM0.54m | 8:03PM0.50m | 7:03AM0.59m | 9:21PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2034 | 1441 | 1083 | 792 | 631 | 493 | 423 | 361 | 210 | 214 | 229 | 192 | 196 | 170 | 137 | 109 | 85 | 88 | 81 | 57 | 56 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 84 | 94 | 86 | 70 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 33 | 62 | 61 | 102 | 149 | 142 | 151 | 101 | 97 | 46 | 18 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2652 | 1864 | 1433 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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