Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 4AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)141414141515141412111111111010101099910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6448019311057131010871072918690655621792924774643552414281235202220225186186
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.06
4:35AM
1.33
5:35PM
1.19
5:25AM
1.38
6:14PM
1.32
6:12AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
0.55
11:17AM
0.25
11:18PM
0.45
11:55AM
0.17
12:09AM
0.34
12:32PM
0.11
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:13-------6:13-------6:15---
Sunset-------5:35-------5:32-------5:31
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171413121115181818181615141819192018161515192221
Feels °C (?)11987711151616161312111617171817151414171919
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