Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 145 | 111 | 113 | 88 | 85 | 88 | 105 | 114 | 96 | 99 | 105 | 105 | 91 | 99 | 102 | 100 | 97 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 210 | 220 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.39m | 11:21AM1.37m | 11:25PM1.23m | 12:04PM1.35m | 00:11AM1.08m | 12:53PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.19m | 5:30PM0.36m | 5:34AM0.29m | 6:26PM0.44m | 6:11AM0.39m | 7:30PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 181 | 72 | 85 | 113 | 88 | 85 | 88 | 105 | 46 | 49 | 99 | 34 | 55 | 91 | 99 | 102 | 94 | 89 | 81 | 76 | 64 | 210 | 220 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 15 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 145 | 111 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 51 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 65 | 85 | 100 | 97 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | S 12 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 22 | 62 | 35 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 55 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 96 | 30 | 105 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 77 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 78 | 121 | 77 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 252 | 77 | 22 |
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