Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 7 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 272 | 188 | 145 | 117 | 81 | 71 | 68 | 212 | 618 | 522 | 392 | 338 | 252 | 242 | 184 | 175 | 134 | 99 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.71m | 6:59AM1.13m | 7:01PM1.78m | 7:49AM1.20m | 7:50PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.07m | 12:29PM0.27m | 1:49AM-0.00m | 1:22PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 407 | 272 | 188 | 145 | 117 | 81 | 71 | 67 | 69 | 618 | 522 | 392 | 338 | 252 | 242 | 184 | 175 | 134 | 99 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | N 6 | E 13 | E 13 | S 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 68 | 212 | 66 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 17 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 42 | 39 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 131 | 223 | 165 | 223 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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