Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 89 | 36 | 74 | 43 | 77 | 302 | 476 | 424 | 381 | 563 | 533 | 467 | 371 | 301 | 241 | 202 | 183 | 177 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.19m | 10:54AM1.72m | 11:45PM1.11m | 11:46AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.04m | 4:23AM0.27m | 5:44PM0.07m | 5:12AM0.35m | 6:45PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 69 | 11 | 36 | 74 | 43 | 77 | 302 | 476 | 424 | 381 | 563 | 533 | 467 | 371 | 301 | 241 | 202 | 183 | 177 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 76 | 46 | 16 | 131 | 198 | 214 | 337 | 316 | 240 | 181 | 115 | 98 | 158 | 134 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 108 | 89 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 52 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 232 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 566 | 566 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 353 | 353 | 22 |
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