Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (07 May)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.5
SSW
8
1.8
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
12
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.1
S
12
2.2
S
11
3
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
339
284
234
194
154
263
539
1230
1379
1557
1056
1040
878
623
1154
1075
1917
1141
1465
1253
1010
851
640
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:04PM1.41m
12:03PM0.93m
11:51PM1.35m
1:04PM0.93m
00:44AM1.31m
2:11PM0.96m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.35m
5:11PM0.56m
6:59AM0.37m
6:08PM0.61m
7:53AM0.36m
7:18PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
16
14
12
17
16
16
14
12
10
9
9
14
19
19
16
15
14
13
12
15
18
17
18
17
14
10
8
11
8
7
5
5
4
3
4
9
14
12
10
11
10
9
9
12
14
14
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.8
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.1
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
Energy kJ
346
339
284
234
194
154
120
539
1230
1379
1557
1056
674
484
623
1154
1075
1015
1141
1465
1253
1010
851
640
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
14
12
12
9
9
9
6
90
90
68
70
50
52
57
56
57
57
36
36
37
37
38
38
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
13
12
3
3
6
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.5
SSW
8
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
0.8
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
3
S
10
Energy kJ
13
2
2
2
34
74
263
30
21
5
1040
878
20
2
1917
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
184
234
234
4
0
0
0
0
7
15
7
7
0
7
0
0
31
7
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
4
8
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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