Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 259 | 225 | 220 | 343 | 238 | 216 | 163 | 148 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 143 | 141 | 110 | 102 | 102 | 134 | 132 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 120 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.46m | 8:54PM1.50m | 9:21AM1.49m | 9:34PM1.38m | 9:57AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.06m | 2:47PM0.17m | 3:07AM0.11m | 3:31PM0.19m | 3:39AM0.19m | 4:15PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 259 | 259 | 225 | 220 | 343 | 238 | 216 | 163 | 148 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 143 | 141 | 102 | 102 | 88 | 67 | 49 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 57 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 70 | 123 | 122 | 117 | 117 | 85 | 85 | 129 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 102 | 134 | 132 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | E 10 | E 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 64 | 59 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 37 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 42 | 110 | 147 | 184 | — | — | 82 | 33 | 62 | 120 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 228 | 552 | 96 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 167 | 86 | 22 |
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