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Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banzai today?
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 9PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
586 | 727 | 1011 | 904 | 1403 | 1139 | 1230 | 640 | 627 | 711 | 725 | 725 | 740 | 720 | 750 | 707 | 707 | 617 | 639 | 628 | 606 | 599 | 588 | 498 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:06PM1.55m | 9:45AM1.05m | 9:42PM1.51m | 10:26AM1.01m | 10:21PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.36m | 3:51AM0.22m | 3:11PM0.41m | 4:33AM0.26m | 3:46PM0.46m | 5:17AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
— | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 904 | 784 | 710 | 640 | 627 | 711 | 725 | 725 | 740 | 720 | 750 | 707 | 707 | 617 | 639 | 628 | 606 | 599 | 588 | 498 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 49 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 47 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
586 | 727 | 1011 | 904 | 1403 | 1139 | 1230 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 353 | 353 | 239 | 228 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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