Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 231 | 212 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 191 | 335 | 258 | 249 | 220 | 231 | 196 | 226 | 251 | 231 | 270 | 336 | 313 | 284 | 413 | 302 | 400 | 512 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.32m | 6:52PM1.34m | 7:29AM1.45m | 7:36PM1.35m | 8:05AM1.56m | 8:22PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.22m | 12:53PM0.37m | 1:07AM0.17m | 1:39PM0.26m | 1:43AM0.14m | 2:24PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | S 16 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 249 | 220 | 231 | 196 | — | 5 | 5 | 270 | 336 | 313 | 284 | 249 | 4 | 4 | 512 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | — | — | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 231 | 212 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 191 | 335 | 258 | 405 | — | — | — | 226 | 251 | 231 | 490 | — | — | — | 413 | 302 | 400 | 931 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 166 | 95 | 32 | 103 | 86 | 339 | 252 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 416 | 167 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 239 |
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