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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 3 am Monday 04 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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banzai today?
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 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 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1314 | 1267 | 710 | 697 | 697 | 711 | 725 | 740 | 740 | 785 | 835 | 776 | 694 | 606 | 617 | 606 | 595 | 577 | 498 | 479 | 470 | 402 | 394 | 394 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.05m | 9:42PM1.51m | 10:26AM1.01m | 10:21PM1.46m | 11:11AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.22m | 3:11PM0.41m | 4:33AM0.26m | 3:46PM0.46m | 5:17AM0.31m | 4:25PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 880 | 784 | 710 | 697 | 697 | 711 | 725 | 740 | 740 | 785 | 835 | 776 | 694 | 606 | 617 | 606 | 595 | 577 | 498 | 479 | 470 | 402 | 394 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 67 | 93 | 76 | 38 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1314 | 1267 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 12 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 212 | 77 | 22 |
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