Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 03 May 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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 9PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (03 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
586
727
1011
904
1403
1139
1230
640
627
711
725
725
740
720
750
707
707
617
639
628
606
599
588
498
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
0
ENE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
9:06PM1.55m
9:45AM1.05m
9:42PM1.51m
10:26AM1.01m
10:21PM1.46m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.36m
3:51AM0.22m
3:11PM0.41m
4:33AM0.26m
3:46PM0.46m
5:17AM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:30
6:30
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5:12
5:10
5:10
5:09
1
4
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
19
18
17
19
21
21
19
19
17
17
17
19
22
21
20
19
17
15
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
19
20
20
18
19
16
16
16
17
19
18
19
17
14
12
11
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
904
784
710
640
627
711
725
725
740
720
750
707
707
617
639
628
606
599
588
498
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
5
7
4
2
25
24
24
49
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
47
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
0.4
NW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
586
727
1011
904
1403
1139
1230
2
8
7
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
353
353
239
228
22
22
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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