Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 89 | 86 | 82 | 93 | 69 | 224 | 364 | 364 | 297 | 191 | 142 | 88 | 194 | 130 | 121 | 94 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.80m | 8:34AM1.27m | 8:36PM1.76m | 9:17AM1.32m | 9:19PM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM-0.03m | 2:12PM0.20m | 3:13AM-0.02m | 3:01PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 97 | 89 | 86 | 82 | 93 | 69 | 224 | 364 | 364 | 297 | 191 | 142 | 88 | 194 | 130 | 121 | 94 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 20 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 40 | 43 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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