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Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 25 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
21.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
NE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
180
165
157
172
164
94
81
49
36
36
36
15
17
31
41
32
29
30
32
33
23
43
64
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
4:06PM1.09m
3:51AM1.37m
5:00PM1.19m
4:51AM1.33m
5:44PM1.30m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.23m
9:36PM0.53m
10:38AM0.22m
10:46PM0.47m
11:21AM0.22m
11:43PM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:24
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:24
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—
—
—
5:21
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:17
—
—
—
5:16
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
16
16
18
19
19
20
19
17
16
16
18
19
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
232
180
165
157
23
15
94
54
49
36
18
17
15
15
14
41
32
29
30
6
33
23
23
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
8
—
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
54
53
26
25
23
15
49
49
36
30
8
5
10
17
20
9
9
4
7
—
2
7
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
—
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
—
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
39
38
37
—
2
2
16
16
14
9
—
5
5
4
5
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
—
0.9
ENE
7
—
—
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
—
—
—
—
0.6
E
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
4
0.7
ENE
6
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
58
172
164
—
81
—
—
36
36
7
16
31
—
—
—
—
32
3
7
43
—
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
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Distance (km)
0
0
59
362
77
22
0
0
0
4
86
362
86
38
0
4
5
23
339
371
95
87
1
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
7
4
9
4
8
6
5
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5
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
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