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Banzai Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 01 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banzai today?
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 5AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | |
137 | 167 | 284 | 366 | 516 | 734 | 506 | 688 | 681 | 768 | 784 | 942 | 892 | 671 | 586 | 627 | 712 | 788 | 912 | 705 | 1057 | 627 | 614 | 1175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:00PM1.56m | 8:27AM1.15m | 8:32PM1.57m | 9:06AM1.10m | 9:06PM1.55m | 9:45AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.20m | 2:05PM0.32m | 3:12AM0.20m | 2:37PM0.36m | 3:51AM0.22m | 3:11PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 137 | 167 | 167 | 223 | 310 | 422 | 506 | 516 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 710 | 640 | 671 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 741 | 705 | 681 | 627 | 614 | 725 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 284 | 366 | 516 | 734 | — | 688 | 681 | 768 | 784 | 942 | 892 | — | 586 | 627 | 712 | 788 | 912 | 1043 | 1057 | — | — | 1175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 32 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 566 | 475 | 353 | 167 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 86 | 353 | 353 | 239 | 228 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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