Banzai Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Apr)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (23 Apr)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23						Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sun 26
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	901	901	738	533	520	417	345	345	353	387	379	365	307	283	254	254	176	144	165	161	127	101	113	51
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	NE	W	WSW	SW	NE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				1:39PM0.99m				1:30AM1.47m				2:58PM1.02m				2:43AM1.41m					4:06PM1.09m			3:51AM1.37m
Low Tide		7:29AM0.20m			6:51PM0.52m					8:40AM0.23m				8:15PM0.55m				9:44AM0.23m				9:36PM0.53m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22
	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	5:20
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	17	18	19	19	20	20	18	17
Feels °C	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	20	19	18	17	19	18	17	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	ENE 7
kJ	901	901	738	533	520	379	345	345	353	387	379	365	307	283	254	254	176	144	165	161	127	101	113	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8
kJ	543	433	366	486	380	417	314	261	256	164	145	108	92	70	68	57	57	51	26	25	23	15	16	49
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	2	2	5	5	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	64	39	38	37	25	—	—	16	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	—	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	5	16	26	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Voodoo NSW - Sydney South Coast	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Forresters NSW - Newcastle	Banzai NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	7	31	15	15	7	37	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	50	362	77	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Macmasters Point		Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4	Macmasters Point	Newcastle -The Harbour	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Newcastle -The Harbour	JD Reef	Crackneck	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Shallows			Little Gibber - Dark Point	Crackneck	Crackneck
Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Lebu Chile	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Luna Park Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	9	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	5	4	4

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