Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 124 | 111 | 99 | 106 | 109 | 104 | 102 | 74 | 157 | 151 | 146 | 143 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.42m | 10:07PM1.38m | 10:41AM1.45m | 10:52PM1.27m | 11:26AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.26m | 4:20AM0.17m | 4:55PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.24m | 5:52PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 160 | 119 | 111 | 99 | 106 | 109 | 104 | 102 | 74 | 157 | 151 | 146 | 143 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 134 | 124 | 73 | 83 | 85 | 81 | 3 | 63 | 67 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 76 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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