Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 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
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)91010109999991514141413131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1389290871117985787881123160160195187181181176166168166163163295
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
1.29
1:28PM
0.88
1:26AM
1.25
2:50PM
0.89
2:36AM
1.25
4:00PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
0.56
7:33AM
0.46
6:35PM
0.61
8:43AM
0.45
7:53PM
0.64
9:46AM
0.41
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:11-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset-------5:39-------5:37-------5:37
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120191922232322222120222629312828242221212422
Feels °C (?)242322212023222221222119212627292625232119182118
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