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Banzai Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banzai today?
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
165 | 157 | 146 | 137 | 76 | 54 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 32 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 57 | 37 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.09m | 3:51AM1.37m | 5:00PM1.19m | 4:51AM1.33m | 5:44PM1.30m | 5:42AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.53m | 10:38AM0.22m | 10:46PM0.47m | 11:21AM0.22m | 11:43PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 165 | 157 | 146 | 137 | 76 | 54 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 32 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 57 | 37 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 55 | 49 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NE 9 | E 7 | — | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 37 | — | 2 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 58 | 84 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 7 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 32 | 77 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 362 | 131 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 371 | 392 | 32 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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