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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 4 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banzai today?
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 161 | 195 | 210 | 225 | 269 | 318 | 333 | 340 | 355 | 432 | 459 | 814 | 1233 | 1335 | 1320 | 1151 | 1245 | 1227 | 1103 | 993 | 849 | 720 | 545 | 494 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:17PM 1.06 | 1:33AM 1.50 | 2:34PM 0.97 | 2:45AM 1.45 | 4:04PM 0.95 | 4:04AM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:52PM 0.40 | 8:34AM 0.29 | 7:57PM 0.49 | 9:57AM 0.30 | 9:19PM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
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