Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 159 | 186 | 186 | 226 | 242 | 303 | 298 | 277 | 284 | 284 | 422 | 512 | 573 | 531 | 407 | 370 | 305 | 207 | 383 | 403 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.45m | 7:36PM1.35m | 8:05AM1.56m | 8:22PM1.35m | 8:43AM1.66m | 9:08PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.26m | 1:43AM0.14m | 2:24PM0.16m | 2:20AM0.13m | 3:10PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | E 11 | S 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 186 | 159 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 242 | 303 | 298 | 277 | 284 | — | 4 | 512 | 573 | 531 | 407 | 370 | 305 | 207 | 172 | 403 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 101 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | WNW 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 186 | 186 | 226 | 479 | 564 | — | — | 439 | 284 | 422 | 988 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 38 | 122 | 383 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 416 | 416 | 103 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 217 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
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