Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
28
28
36
35
87
87
87
83
99
93
98
103
103
157
131
127
127
104
99
96
101
101
121
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
0
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:21PM1.39m
6:27AM1.27m
6:55PM1.47m
7:09AM1.23m
7:28PM1.53m
7:48AM1.19m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.33m
12:32PM0.23m
1:15AM0.27m
1:03PM0.25m
1:55AM0.22m
1:34PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:15
5:15
5:14
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
18
18
18
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
19
19
19
20
19
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
20
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
27
28
23
36
33
87
87
87
83
99
93
98
103
38
32
30
127
127
104
99
96
101
101
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
18
17
28
29
35
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
21
1
1
1
19
17
16
14
13
12
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
8
8
7
6
5
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.3
E
3
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
6
1
103
157
131
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
0
0
0
0
15
86
113
96
22
22
15
47
131
131
32
12
4
0
0
0
86
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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