Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 4AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 211 | 262 | 259 | 220 | 178 | 269 | 328 | 352 | 320 | 277 | 261 | 202 | 115 | 142 | 241 | 288 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:57AM1.10m | 5:51PM1.42m | 6:32AM1.20m | 6:30PM1.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.30m | 11:33AM0.45m | 00:26AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 408 | 211 | 113 | 151 | 153 | 87 | 85 | 110 | 118 | 95 | 84 | 195 | 133 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 117 | 182 | 136 | 132 | 116 | 86 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 75 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | SSE 19 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 262 | 259 | 176 | 8 | 37 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 72 | 67 | 181 | 86 | 220 | 178 | 269 | 328 | 352 | 320 | 277 | 261 | 202 | 115 | 142 | 241 | 288 | 269 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 166 | 104 | 148 | 77 | 22 | 0 | 167 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 86 |
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