Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 1AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 422 | 367 | 397 | 451 | 588 | 667 | 607 | 438 | 255 | 155 | 120 | 91 | 69 | 78 | 86 | 92 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 127 | 152 | 234 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.85m | 9:44AM1.21m | 9:42PM1.79m | 10:32AM1.23m | 10:29PM1.67m | 11:20AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM-0.06m | 3:15PM0.24m | 4:28AM-0.02m | 4:07PM0.28m | 5:10AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 438 | 255 | 155 | 120 | 91 | 69 | 50 | 36 | 92 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 127 | 152 | 46 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 13 | S 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 20 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | 26 | 47 | 48 | 12 | 59 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 41 | 49 | 69 | 47 | 39 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 18 | E 8 | S 19 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 18 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 26 | 11 | 27 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 43 | 6 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | 600 | 422 | 367 | 397 | 451 | 588 | 667 | 607 | 53 | — | — | 48 | — | 48 | 78 | 86 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 14 | — | 4 | 234 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 154 | 86 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 144 | 121 |
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