Banzai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.39° S 151.49° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banzai sea temperature is

18.4° C

Banzai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banzai today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 9AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 10	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	60	69	86	113	121	114	160	238	332	959	1037	918	815	755	706	734	657	573	562	573	506	426	424	416
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SW	WSW	WSW	E	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	10:29PM1.67m				11:20AM1.25m				11:15PM1.51m				12:09PM1.27m				00:01AM1.34m				12:59PM1.28m
Low Tide			5:10AM0.04m				5:01PM0.35m				5:51AM0.13m				5:59PM0.42m				6:30AM0.22m					7:01PM0.48m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	16	17	17	16	15	16	15	14	13	13	14	14	15	14
Feels °C	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	S 10	S 10	E 7	S 9	S 9	ENE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	52	68	86	46	45	114	27	25	93	959	1037	918	815	755	706	734	657	573	562	573	506	426	424	416
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 10	S 10	SSE 21	SSE 20	S 10	SSE 20	SSE 19	S 9	S 8	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	60	69	68	43	41	45	37	36	24	22	103	101	96	85	96	126	123	110	141	141	136	134	93	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	S 21	SSE 21	—	S 20	SSE 20	S 18	—	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15
kJ	9	36	44	—	71	40	6	—	69	63	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 7	S 4	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3
kJ	—	—	—	113	121	5	160	238	332	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	7	31	109	121	121	121	121	37	37	37	37	15	15	15	15	5	0	0	0	32	12	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	JD Reef	JD Reef											JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Backdoor 4	Copacobana Point	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef		Pelican Beach	Forresters	Crackneck
Rating (10 max)	2	2											4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3		3	1	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6

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