Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 599 | 521 | 426 | 356 | 349 | 349 | 300 | 250 | 250 | 258 | 253 | 214 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 159 | 156 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:51AM1.17m | 1:51PM1.29m | 1:47AM1.03m | 2:45PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.48m | 7:10AM0.31m | 8:11PM0.52m | 7:53AM0.39m | 9:27PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 599 | 521 | 426 | 356 | 349 | 349 | 300 | 250 | 250 | 258 | 253 | 214 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 159 | 156 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 95 | 85 | 84 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 131 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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