Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999109991010999810109999991514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10199101838995851032141922682321821059089858187797983126163
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoncross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
0.98
11:31PM
1.35
12:19PM
0.91
12:23AM
1.29
1:28PM
0.88
1:26AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
0.36
4:52PM
0.49
6:29AM
0.42
5:35PM
0.56
7:33AM
0.46
6:35PM
0.61
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:11-------
Sunset---5:42-------5:40-------5:39----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172326242323211919222221212120191821232222222120
Feels °C (?)162225242322191719222120212322201821222122222120
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