Banzai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banzai today (06 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (06 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).
	Mon 6				Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 12	SSE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1434	1478	1461	1588	1675	2183	2415	1803	2447	2586	2416	2297	2058	1951	1608	1418	1219	1204	1030	1250	909	757	817	402
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	12:42PM1.19m				00:21AM1.30m					1:34PM1.25m				1:18AM1.20m				2:29PM1.33m				2:25AM1.12m
Low Tide			6:23PM0.52m				6:59AM0.22m					7:29PM0.53m				7:46AM0.24m				8:44PM0.49m				8:39AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—
	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	4	2
Temp °C	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	12	12	13
Feels °C	9	11	11	11	10	10	9	11	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	11	12	11	10	11	10	9	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 12	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 14	—	S 16	—	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 9
kJ	15	15	14	12	—	1708	1803	357	—	5	—	2297	2058	1951	1608	1418	1219	1204	304	1250	587	757	614	378
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 16	E 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	S 15	SE 10	SSE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSE 10
kJ	5	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	82	173	207	307	4	253	485	69	163	402
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	—	—	S 15	S 23	S 23	S 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	4	11	11	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	—	SE 10	—
kJ	1434	1478	1461	1588	1675	2183	2415	1803	2447	2586	2416	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1030	904	909	—	817	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	234	162	162	162	15	15	15	15	37	127	127	162	127	31	0	7	13	15	15	15	7	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)					4	4	4	4							4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	7	7	8	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	7	5	5	7	7	5	7	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	8	9	9	9	9

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