Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 1AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.9
S
2.5
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
SSW
2.3
S
2.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)556666667788888879989111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4970951049294124275384387302285238191181131319975521383773167216491219
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
15
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.90
6:44AM
1.42
7:22PM
0.94
7:28AM
1.49
8:07PM
0.98
8:08AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.37
12:43AM
0.44
2:22PM
0.30
1:29AM
0.41
2:59PM
0.23
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----5:58-------6:00-------6:00---
Sunset8:07-------8:06-------8:06-------
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1-31---242-111------1333
Temp. °C212121212122232221212120202321222121212122232323
Feels °C (?)192119212121211920202222222317181819212122222323
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