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Banzai Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banzai today?
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | |
394 | 340 | 400 | 339 | 290 | 234 | 194 | 154 | 222 | 528 | 1360 | 1577 | 1688 | 1158 | 783 | 878 | 861 | 1076 | 1075 | 2106 | 1624 | 1691 | 1300 | 1128 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:04PM1.41m | 12:03PM0.93m | 11:51PM1.35m | 1:04PM0.93m | 00:44AM1.31m | 2:11PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.51m | 6:06AM0.35m | 5:11PM0.56m | 6:59AM0.37m | 6:08PM0.61m | 7:53AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 394 | 340 | 400 | 339 | 290 | 234 | 194 | 154 | 120 | 528 | 1360 | 1577 | 1688 | 1158 | 783 | 555 | 472 | 1076 | 1075 | 1055 | 1624 | 1691 | 1300 | 1128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 12 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 117 | 90 | 68 | 70 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | N 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | N 4 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 4 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 32 | 69 | 222 | 32 | 21 | — | 24 | 2 | 4 | 878 | 861 | 29 | — | 2106 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 154 | 109 | 224 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
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