Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banzai today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 8AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
887
776
724
757
663
649
575
566
603
567
555
482
425
424
432
475
441
441
384
325
273
264
313
245
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
ESE
15
S
25
S
25
S
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:00AM1.08m
6:23PM1.49m
6:45AM1.06m
6:57PM1.53m
7:28AM1.05m
7:32PM1.56m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.37m
11:47AM0.33m
1:00AM0.31m
12:22PM0.35m
1:41AM0.26m
12:58PM0.37m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:54
1
1
1
2
1
3
11
13
2
2
5
4
3
Temp °C
19
19
18
20
19
20
19
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
15
14
13
15
19
19
16
14
20
20
19
20
17
18
16
16
18
16
16
13
13
13
15
14
12
10
9
11
15
17
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
E
10
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
887
776
724
757
663
649
575
566
603
567
555
482
424
424
432
315
246
441
221
233
251
264
313
245
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
8
0.9
S
7
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
17
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
S
7
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
26
39
37
35
34
22
21
26
19
69
9
4
5
441
441
209
384
325
273
228
228
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
5
4
4
16
4
3
30
20
10
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.9
S
8
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.8
S
6
1
S
6
1.9
S
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.8
SSW
7
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
3
108
67
83
47
80
299
425
418
392
475
387
355
7
17
7
14
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
Distance (km)
5
0
4
7
15
15
15
152
7
15
60
132
144
127
15
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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