Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 29 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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
99
96
101
103
109
131
131
131
172
104
101
196
234
147
155
196
217
206
137
153
157
251
442
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
NE
20
NE
25
NE
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:55PM1.47m
7:09AM1.23m
7:28PM1.53m
7:48AM1.19m
8:00PM1.56m
8:27AM1.15m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.27m
1:03PM0.25m
1:55AM0.22m
1:34PM0.28m
2:34AM0.20m
2:05PM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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5:15
5:14
5:13
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
18
17
18
19
20
21
21
20
18
18
19
20
21
20
20
19
20
21
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
9
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
104
5
5
101
103
109
33
30
131
107
104
101
99
143
147
155
130
133
137
137
153
157
251
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
8
7
5
21
38
1
1
9
17
16
14
12
12
11
11
10
10
4
4
4
4
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
8
7
6
5
1
4
1
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
3
99
96
131
131
172
196
234
196
217
206
442
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
95
95
47
22
0
95
121
131
95
12
0
0
0
0
12
32
32
22
4
0
0
0
77
353
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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