Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 95 | 282 | 306 | 193 | 149 | 141 | 289 | 210 | 159 | 123 | 121 | 89 | 89 | 98 | 112 | 101 | 116 | 75 | 88 | 105 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:54AM0.89m | 4:58PM1.35m | 5:47AM0.94m | 5:46PM1.42m | 6:29AM1.01m | 6:27PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.46m | 10:09AM0.54m | 11:58PM0.39m | 11:07AM0.50m | 00:37AM0.32m | 11:56AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 95 | 282 | 306 | 193 | 149 | 80 | 289 | 210 | 159 | 34 | 121 | 89 | 89 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 53 | 75 | 88 | 105 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 18 | NE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 83 | 138 | 141 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 123 | 31 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 18 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | — | — | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 | 50 | 23 | 37 | 98 | 112 | 101 | 116 | — | — | 200 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 217 | 86 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
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