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Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banzai today?
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 7PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
506 | 528 | 698 | 712 | 727 | 942 | 640 | 586 | 586 | 640 | 821 | 800 | 1356 | 1163 | 725 | 640 | 640 | 1000 | 740 | 818 | 918 | 935 | 862 | 790 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.57m | 9:06AM1.10m | 9:06PM1.55m | 9:45AM1.05m | 9:42PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.32m | 3:12AM0.20m | 2:37PM0.36m | 3:51AM0.22m | 3:11PM0.41m | 4:33AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
— | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 14 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
506 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 710 | 640 | 586 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 880 | 800 | 725 | 640 | 640 | 725 | 740 | 818 | 918 | 935 | 862 | 790 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | — | — | S 13 |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
— | 528 | 698 | 712 | 727 | 942 | — | — | 586 | 640 | 821 | 800 | 1356 | 1163 | — | — | — | 1000 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 552 | 552 | 353 | 239 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 86 | 353 | 353 | 239 | 228 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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