Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 11PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 123 | 84 | 71 | 66 | 57 | 100 | 90 | 60 | 58 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 70 | 55 | 288 | 1477 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.43m | 2:14AM0.96m | 2:40PM1.44m | 3:44AM0.96m | 3:54PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.37m | 7:47AM0.46m | 9:46PM0.33m | 9:08AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 233 | 123 | 84 | 60 | 40 | 39 | 100 | 90 | 60 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 51 | 70 | 55 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 66 | 57 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | NE 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 30 | 71 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 288 | 1477 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 611 | 184 | 15 |
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