Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 368 | 368 | 240 | 204 | 164 | 103 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 168 | 177 | 314 | 408 | 324 | 221 | 104 | 83 | 88 | 69 | 71 | 135 | 147 | 131 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.31m | 3:35AM1.03m | 4:26PM1.36m | 4:37AM0.98m | 5:11PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.32m | 10:00PM0.51m | 9:37AM0.37m | 11:05PM0.47m | 10:22AM0.40m | 11:59PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
 | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 265 | 265 | 240 | 204 | 164 | 103 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 168 | 177 | 212 | 301 | 324 | 221 | 104 | 83 | 88 | 69 | 71 | 135 | 9 | 131 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 17 | S 15 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | S 18 | E 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 39 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 368 | 368 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 314 | 408 | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | 135 | 147 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 15 | 22 | 0 |
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