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Banzai Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.7° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 191 | 143 | 138 | 138 | 177 | 167 | 131 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 127 | 118 | 114 | 238 | 92 | 165 | 84 | 180 | 138 | 112 | 114 | 112 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:56AM 0.99 | 1:28PM 1.35 | 2:58AM 1.05 | 2:27PM 1.31 | 3:57AM 1.15 | 3:31PM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:42PM 0.28 | 7:04AM 0.59 | 8:32PM 0.26 | 8:17AM 0.61 | 9:23PM 0.23 | 9:35AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 24 |
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