Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 6 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 203 | 162 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 87 | 46 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53AM0.97m | 6:53PM1.52m | 7:33AM1.02m | 7:32PM1.57m | 8:10AM1.07m | 8:08PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.43m | 1:44AM0.26m | 12:57PM0.39m | 2:19AM0.21m | 1:38PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 203 | 203 | 162 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 87 | 46 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 15 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | NNE 3 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 7 | SE 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 59 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 98 | 237 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 223 | 223 | 153 |
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