Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)99991514141413131313131313131313141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85787881123160160147187181181176176168166163163222327394388430413413
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
5
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
0.88
1:26AM
1.25
2:50PM
0.89
2:36AM
1.25
4:00PM
0.96
3:40AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
0.61
8:43AM
0.45
7:53PM
0.64
9:46AM
0.41
9:14PM
0.61
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:11-------6:11-------6:13-
Sunset-5:39-------5:37-------5:37------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C242322222121232629272624232019222423211714131216
Feels °C (?)232221222121222527252623222017192120181188711
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