Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 2AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 19 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 456 | 1050 | 1396 | 1043 | 599 | 326 | 237 | 532 | 273 | 211 | 262 | 280 | 176 | 132 | 140 | 155 | 188 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.29m | 5:17AM1.00m | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:57AM1.10m | 5:51PM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.38m | 10:43AM0.53m | 11:53PM0.30m | 11:33AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | — | S 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 50 | — | 6 | 1043 | 599 | 326 | 237 | 532 | 273 | 211 | 122 | 113 | 116 | 89 | 85 | 112 | 123 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 19 | SE 6 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 19 | S 20 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 21 | 39 | 65 | 188 | 34 | 117 | 182 | 56 | 280 | 176 | 132 | 45 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 19 | — | E 13 | S 20 | SSE 19 | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 30 | — | 2 | 2 | 262 | — | 3 | 8 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 456 | 1050 | 1396 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 131 | 88 | 129 | 125 | 108 | 140 | 155 | 188 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 352 | 256 | 184 | 154 | 15 | 15 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 166 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 151 | 167 | 217 |
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