Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 1PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 40 | 30 | 47 | 80 | 95 | 116 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:01PM1.32m | 11:57PM1.24m | 12:52PM1.35m | 00:56AM1.12m | 1:51PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.19m | 6:03PM0.43m | 6:16AM0.25m | 7:10PM0.45m | 7:05AM0.31m | 8:28PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 47 | 80 | 95 | 116 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 2 | S 5 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | SE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | SW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 35 | 59 | 132 | 223 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 59 | 0 | 12 |
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