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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 pm Friday 08 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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banzai today?
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | |
661 | 569 | 1889 | 1478 | 1423 | 1940 | 1034 | 1395 | 1128 | 867 | 697 | 589 | 484 | 356 | 348 | 297 | 283 | 284 | 309 | 308 | 459 | 386 | 348 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:04PM0.93m | 00:44AM1.31m | 2:11PM0.96m | 1:42AM1.28m | 3:12PM1.04m | 2:43AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.61m | 7:53AM0.36m | 7:18PM0.63m | 8:46AM0.32m | 8:35PM0.62m | 9:34AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 12 | E 12 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 661 | 56 | 1074 | 1478 | 1423 | 1087 | 1034 | 1395 | 1128 | 867 | 697 | 589 | 484 | 356 | 348 | 297 | 283 | 100 | 100 | 308 | 459 | 386 | 348 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 2 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 61 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 116 | 225 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | S 18 | — | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | E 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | 26 | — | 57 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 91 | 127 | 174 | 159 | 153 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 569 | 1889 | — | — | 1940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 284 | 309 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 50 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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