Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 AEDT
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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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
S
1.3
SSE
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)141312111111777756666566666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)345244413937415451545642505644861141261311137791143184
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
15
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01PM
1.46
9:12AM
1.38
9:33PM
1.51
9:49AM
1.31
10:04PM
1.52
10:26AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
0.20
3:17PM
0.18
3:50AM
0.19
3:46PM
0.23
4:29AM
0.20
4:15PM
0.29
Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------6:49-------6:46-------6:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------1-111
Temp. °C212119191920212222212019192022212121202020202020
Feels °C (?)202020212120202222212121202019181919181818181717
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