Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 6PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 681 | 540 | 413 | 417 | 255 | 268 | 426 | 547 | 923 | 890 | 831 | 600 | 490 | 430 | 353 | 270 | 231 | 170 | 120 | 95 | 56 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:23AM1.34m | 7:27PM1.47m | 8:01AM1.44m | 8:10PM1.44m | 8:37AM1.51m | 8:52PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.28m | 1:47AM0.11m | 2:06PM0.22m | 2:21AM0.13m | 2:50PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 681 | 540 | 413 | 417 | 255 | 268 | 426 | 547 | 923 | 890 | 831 | 600 | 490 | 430 | 353 | 270 | 231 | 170 | 120 | 95 | 56 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 138 | 122 | 106 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 43 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | — | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 38 | 58 | 129 | — | — | 62 | 91 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 774 | 22 | 77 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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