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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 3 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banzai today?
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (12 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 388 | 430 | 413 | 413 | 420 | 511 | 644 | 801 | 931 | 1042 | 1310 | 1225 | 1072 | 918 | 791 | 726 | 621 | 621 | 835 | 774 | 716 | 618 | 529 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:40AM 1.28 | 4:52PM 1.06 | 4:35AM 1.33 | 5:35PM 1.19 | 5:25AM 1.38 | 6:14PM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:36AM 0.33 | 10:22PM 0.55 | 11:17AM 0.25 | 11:18PM 0.45 | 11:55AM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
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