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Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.5
S
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
SSE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)8105556666677888886899888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11846618710610412486104233353344310263250181128156309417306297266313
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
SW
15
S
25
S
20
S
30
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.90
6:44AM
1.42
7:22PM
0.94
7:28AM
1.49
8:07PM
0.98
8:08AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:56PM
0.44
11:53PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.37
12:43AM
0.44
2:22PM
0.30
1:29AM
0.41
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------5:58-------6:00-------6:00-
Sunset--8:07-------8:06-------8:06-----
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--113---1151-1---1--1--2
Temp. °C222221212021212222222121202020232322222222222223
Feels °C (?)202020201822212121191919202122242122192221212223
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