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Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
22.7° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 1PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
S
8
2
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
432
410
394
400
340
410
339
290
240
194
154
219
725
1626
1708
1465
1075
824
643
786
689
875
898
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
20
NE
20
N
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:11AM0.96m
11:04PM1.41m
12:03PM0.93m
11:51PM1.35m
1:04PM0.93m
00:44AM1.31m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.31m
4:25PM0.51m
6:06AM0.35m
5:11PM0.56m
6:59AM0.37m
6:08PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:33
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—
—
—
5:09
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:08
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:07
—
—
—
5:07
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
17
19
19
19
18
15
13
13
17
16
16
14
11
10
8
8
13
19
20
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
13
16
18
17
16
16
14
9
9
11
7
7
6
4
4
3
3
7
14
15
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
S
8
2
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
Energy kJ
505
432
410
394
400
340
410
339
290
240
194
154
219
725
1626
1708
1465
1075
824
643
557
689
875
898
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
19
61
65
40
37
22
14
7
6
5
10
9
120
90
90
68
70
50
53
57
56
56
56
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
17
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
16
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
27
21
17
15
14
14
13
12
3
3
6
2
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
—
—
—
0.6
NE
4
1
NNE
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
—
0.5
W
3
—
—
—
2
S
10
0.6
WSW
4
—
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
3
3
—
—
—
10
39
2
3
5
43
80
30
32
16
—
5
—
—
—
786
16
—
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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Kiama Pool
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Mollymook Beach
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Triangles
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Banzai
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Crackneck
NSW - Newcastle
Terrigal Haven
NSW - Newcastle
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NSW - Newcastle
Banzai
NSW - Newcastle
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
15
78
77
22
0
0
0
0
154
140
234
16
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
JD Reef
JD Reef
Backdoor 4
Anna Bay-Morna Point
Little Gibber - Dark Point
Anna Bay-Morna Point
Crackneck
Crackneck
Crackneck
Wamberal Beach
Leggy Point
Blue Bay
Copacobana Point
Forresters
Nobbys Reef
JD Reef
JD Reef
Boat Ramp
Leggy Point
JD Reef
JD Reef
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
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Surfers Point
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WA - Margaret River
Surfers Point
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WA - Margaret River
Akkorokamui
QLD - Gold Coast
Spits
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Point Roadnight
VIC - Torquay
Surfers Point
WA - Margaret River
Winkipop
NSW - Sydney North Coast
Long Reef
NSW - Sydney North Coast
Surfers Point
WA - Margaret River
Point Roadnight
VIC - Torquay
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
Snapper Rocks
QLD - Gold Coast
Guillotines
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Ulladulla Bommie
NSW - South Coast
Ulladulla Bommie
NSW - South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
5
4
6
6
4
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
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Chile
Mata Veri
Chile
Hanga Poukura
Chile
Sea Vista
South Africa
Sea Vista
South Africa
Sea Vista
South Africa
Double Mouth
South Africa
Cintsa West
South Africa
Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Riet River
South Africa
Lebu
Chile
Buchupureo
Chile
Buchupureo
Chile
Buchupureo
Chile
Newport-Crosswaves
Australia
Butterbox
Australia
Herolds Bay
South Africa
Point Roadnight
Australia
Boneyards
South Africa
Bruces Beauties
South Africa
Snake Park
South Africa
Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach
New Zealand
Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Banana Beach
South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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