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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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Banzai today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | |
62 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 63 | 64 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.03m | 8:46PM1.56m | 9:29AM1.02m | 9:24PM1.54m | 10:11AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.21m | 2:11PM0.40m | 3:37AM0.22m | 2:49PM0.42m | 4:17AM0.23m | 3:27PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
48 | 36 | 64 | 47 | 35 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 63 | 64 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 |
62 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 27 | 60 | 44 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 10 | — | S 10 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 12 | ENE 5 | S 12 | — | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 |
14 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | — | 35 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
6 | 6 | 132 | 118 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
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