Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 8 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 98 | 78 | 117 | 126 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 74 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 10 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.38m | 9:11AM1.56m | 9:31PM1.30m | 9:45AM1.58m | 10:10PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.17m | 2:53AM0.17m | 3:32PM0.15m | 3:24AM0.22m | 4:13PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 120 | 98 | 78 | 117 | 126 | 59 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 11 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | S 6 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | — | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 38 | 102 | — | 2 | 20 | — | — | 15 | 13 | 21 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 35 | 139 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 780 | 166 | 59 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 5 |
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