Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 02 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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 7PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (02 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
528
698
712
727
942
640
586
586
640
821
800
1356
1163
725
640
640
1000
740
818
918
935
862
790
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:32PM1.57m
9:06AM1.10m
9:06PM1.55m
9:45AM1.05m
9:42PM1.51m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.32m
3:12AM0.20m
2:37PM0.36m
3:51AM0.22m
3:11PM0.41m
4:33AM0.26m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:10
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
22
21
21
20
19
18
17
20
23
22
20
18
18
17
17
19
19
18
17
18
17
18
17
17
19
17
17
17
16
17
16
18
20
22
21
17
18
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
ENE
10
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
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
Energy kJ
506
1
1
5
4
710
640
586
3
3
3
3
880
800
725
640
640
725
740
818
918
935
862
790
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
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
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
6
2
2
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
528
698
712
727
942
586
640
821
800
1356
1163
1000
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
552
552
353
239
22
22
22
86
353
353
239
228
22
12
1
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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