Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 201 | 181 | 146 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 116 | 314 | 1041 | 1703 | 2210 | 1782 | 1345 | 848 | 781 | 1304 | 1301 | 1048 | 775 | 699 | 518 | 294 | 765 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.11m | 5:44PM1.47m | 6:41AM1.22m | 6:39PM1.49m | 7:23AM1.34m | 7:27PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.21m | 11:23AM0.45m | 00:27AM0.16m | 12:25PM0.37m | 1:10AM0.12m | 1:19PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 248 | 201 | 181 | 146 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 116 | 92 | 64 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 922 | 690 | 586 | 530 | 8 | 294 | 765 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 8 | E 16 | ESE 8 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 201 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | E 15 | E 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | SE 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 164 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 314 | 1041 | 1703 | 2210 | 1782 | 1345 | 848 | 781 | 1304 | 1301 | 1048 | 775 | 699 | 518 | 290 | 267 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 0 | 50 | 166 | 290 | 162 | 299 | 780 | 166 | 166 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
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