Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)101099910101099999915141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214210188168124929087857985787881123160160195187181181176176168
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
0.91
12:23AM
1.29
1:28PM
0.88
1:26AM
1.25
2:50PM
0.89
2:36AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
0.42
5:35PM
0.56
7:33AM
0.46
6:35PM
0.61
8:43AM
0.45
7:53PM
0.64
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise6:09-------6:11-------6:11-------
Sunset---5:40-------5:39-------5:37----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182223222221201919212323222221202126322927262422
Feels °C (?)182222212323212020212222222222202124292727252322
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