Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 25 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
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
238
232
180
165
157
172
164
89
81
49
36
36
48
50
22
38
30
30
20
32
19
32
22
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:43AM1.41m
4:06PM1.09m
3:51AM1.37m
5:00PM1.19m
4:51AM1.33m
5:44PM1.30m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.23m
9:36PM0.53m
10:38AM0.22m
10:46PM0.47m
11:21AM0.22m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:21
5:20
5:17
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
19
20
20
19
17
16
16
18
19
20
20
19
20
18
17
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.4
SSE
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
249
238
232
180
165
157
23
164
89
52
49
36
21
17
10
15
20
30
30
20
32
19
6
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
68
57
46
53
37
25
23
15
49
49
36
30
8
5
5
11
15
9
9
9
7
13
2
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
46
38
37
2
2
16
16
14
9
5
5
4
8
2
2
3
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
1
1
64
172
131
81
36
48
50
22
38
32
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
50
77
77
22
0
0
0
4
96
362
114
33
0
1
5
26
131
131
32
87
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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