Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 5AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 9 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 237 | 233 | 297 | 227 | 160 | 119 | 237 | 353 | 270 | 191 | 158 | 136 | 105 | 129 | 246 | 6 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.42m | 6:32AM1.20m | 6:30PM1.46m | 7:06AM1.31m | 7:08PM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.37m | 00:57AM0.16m | 12:59PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 114 | 127 | 82 | 192 | 157 | 119 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 191 | 158 | 136 | 105 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 244 | 237 | 233 | 297 | 227 | 160 | 119 | 237 | 353 | 270 | 335 | 287 | 227 | 198 | 129 | 246 | 321 | 516 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 77 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 774 | 614 | 353 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 166 | 166 | 22 | 4 |
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