Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 06 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)99999999999910109910999981010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222227197202162165135132101101101838989851063413292682271651009289
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
0
S
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
N
15
N
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
1.06
10:48PM
1.42
11:26AM
0.98
11:31PM
1.35
12:19PM
0.91
12:23AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
0.29
4:16PM
0.42
5:35AM
0.36
4:52PM
0.49
6:29AM
0.42
5:35PM
0.56
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise6:07-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset---5:44-------5:42-------5:40----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161819181818171617242625232221201922232221212121
Feels °C (?)151918181817171516232524222019181822222222232323
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