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Banzai Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banzai today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 8AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | |
887 | 776 | 724 | 757 | 663 | 649 | 575 | 566 | 603 | 567 | 555 | 482 | 425 | 424 | 432 | 475 | 441 | 441 | 384 | 325 | 273 | 264 | 313 | 245 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:00AM1.08m | 6:23PM1.49m | 6:45AM1.06m | 6:57PM1.53m | 7:28AM1.05m | 7:32PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.37m | 11:47AM0.33m | 1:00AM0.31m | 12:22PM0.35m | 1:41AM0.26m | 12:58PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 887 | 776 | 724 | 757 | 663 | 649 | 575 | 566 | 603 | 567 | 555 | 482 | 424 | 424 | 432 | 315 | 246 | 441 | 221 | 233 | 251 | 264 | 313 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 69 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 441 | 441 | 209 | 384 | 325 | 273 | 228 | 228 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 8 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | — | 30 | 20 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 108 | 67 | 83 | 47 | — | 80 | 299 | 425 | 418 | 392 | 475 | 387 | 355 | 7 | 17 | 7 | — | 14 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 152 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 132 | 144 | 127 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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