Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 3AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 13 | 35 | 51 | 54 | 38 | 104 | 114 | 137 | 159 | 540 | 1173 | 1930 | 1535 | 1027 | 719 | 522 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:10PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.56m | 10:49PM1.13m | 10:54AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.28m | 4:54PM0.20m | 4:26AM0.36m | 5:37PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 39 | 35 | 51 | 54 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 107 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 18 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 25 | — | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 7 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 11 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 38 | 104 | 114 | 137 | 159 | 540 | 1173 | 1930 | 1535 | 1027 | 719 | 522 | 355 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 232 | 50 | 325 | 234 | 154 | 201 | 201 | 299 | 184 | 33 |
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