Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 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
22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 2AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
2
S
2.4
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)107891010111112111111111112121213121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16336674812381401936104818582183172416941755175517861686168621602460238419992160207721632313
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
S
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.67
8:33AM
1.37
8:51PM
1.73
9:23AM
1.29
9:35PM
1.74
10:17AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
0.06
2:27PM
0.12
3:23AM
0.02
3:08PM
0.19
4:17AM
0.04
3:53PM
0.27
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:16-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------5:29-------5:27-------5:25
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-31---------------------
Temp. °C211716161416171717171413131617171718151514171919
Feels °C (?)16121213111413131314119101314141315121211141515
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