Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 5AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 509 | 416 | 373 | 300 | 230 | 172 | 189 | 193 | 214 | 202 | 194 | 188 | 114 | 83 | 72 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.53m | 4:57AM1.05m | 5:23PM1.64m | 6:06AM1.07m | 6:19PM1.74m | 7:08AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.30m | 10:38AM0.30m | 00:15AM0.17m | 11:38AM0.29m | 1:13AM0.06m | 12:36PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 509 | 416 | 373 | 300 | 230 | 172 | 164 | 129 | 214 | 202 | 194 | 188 | 114 | 83 | 72 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 21 | 111 | 154 | 169 | 189 | 193 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 12 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 80 | 27 | 5 | 87 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 23 |
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