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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 Tuesday 26 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banzai today?
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 4AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1765 | 1654 | 1654 | 1569 | 1459 | 1308 | 1187 | 1170 | 1022 | 1005 | 887 | 872 | 724 | 755 | 727 | 639 | 723 | 850 | 734 | 824 | 643 | 492 | 482 | 472 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:10AM1.12m | 5:47PM1.43m | 6:00AM1.08m | 6:23PM1.49m | 6:45AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.43m | 11:10AM0.31m | 00:17AM0.37m | 11:47AM0.33m | 1:00AM0.31m | 12:22PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 16 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1765 | 1654 | 1654 | 1569 | 1459 | 1308 | 1187 | 1170 | 1022 | 1005 | 887 | 872 | 724 | 755 | 727 | 639 | 723 | 21 | 734 | 669 | 643 | 492 | 482 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 17 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 22 | — | 20 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 20 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | ESE 11 | — | E 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 850 | — | 824 | 34 | 18 | 53 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 15 | 37 | 37 |
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