Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 6AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 77 | 86 | 466 | 1194 | 1162 | 724 | 476 | 408 | 355 | 348 | 463 | 531 | 518 | 371 | 217 | 155 | 120 | 110 | 83 | 61 | 45 | 95 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.18m | 8:54PM1.85m | 9:44AM1.21m | 9:42PM1.79m | 10:32AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM-0.06m | 2:23PM0.23m | 3:43AM-0.06m | 3:15PM0.24m | 4:28AM-0.02m | 4:07PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 371 | 217 | 155 | 120 | 110 | 83 | 61 | 45 | 60 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 37 | 25 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SE 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 77 | 86 | 466 | 1194 | 1162 | 724 | 476 | 408 | 355 | 348 | 463 | 531 | 518 | 25 | 31 | — | 31 | 39 | 40 | 33 | — | 95 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 228 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 121 | 201 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 37 | 7 | 15 | 154 | 86 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 7 | 33 | 33 |
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