Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 46 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 77 | 197 | 566 | 569 | 408 | 334 | 320 | 347 |
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-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:33AM1.02m | 7:32PM1.57m | 8:10AM1.07m | 8:08PM1.60m | 8:46AM1.11m | 8:43PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.26m | 12:57PM0.39m | 2:19AM0.21m | 1:38PM0.36m | 2:52AM0.17m | 2:16PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 87 | 46 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 566 | 569 | 408 | 334 | 320 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | S 14 | S 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 347 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | N 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 7 | SE 13 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 77 | 197 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 98 | 473 | 339 | 232 | 339 | 232 | 232 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
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