Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 354 | 247 | 166 | 155 | 148 | 119 | 675 | 1087 | 2018 | 2018 | 1461 | 2862 | 2276 | 1780 | 1324 | 1237 | 1125 | 1055 | 1077 | 1139 | 1139 | 1163 | 1552 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.10m | 10:55PM1.46m | 11:55AM1.14m | 11:35PM1.38m | 12:42PM1.19m | 00:21AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.19m | 4:36PM0.46m | 5:41AM0.19m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:18AM0.20m | 6:23PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 257 | 354 | 247 | 166 | 155 | 148 | 119 | 153 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 441 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 192 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 1231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | — | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 98 | — | 5 | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 675 | 1087 | 2018 | 2018 | 1461 | 2862 | 2276 | 1780 | 1324 | 1237 | 1125 | 1055 | 1077 | 1139 | 1139 | 1163 | 1552 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 121 | 37 | 299 | 356 | 362 | 299 | 234 | 234 | 224 | 201 | 162 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
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