Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 269 | 134 | 157 | 103 | 209 | 214 | 155 | 168 | 90 | 181 | 118 | 111 | 106 | 88 | 88 | 96 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.54m | 10:39AM1.38m | 10:43PM1.39m | 11:21AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.10m | 4:39PM0.29m | 5:00AM0.19m | 5:30PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 181 | 134 | 107 | 103 | 61 | 27 | 155 | 168 | 68 | 84 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 76 | 55 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 61 | 60 | 103 | 19 | 10 | 61 | 98 | 41 | 90 | 181 | 118 | 111 | 106 | 80 | 51 | 30 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | S 12 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 11 | SE 6 | SSE 17 | E 10 | S 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 18 | 19 | — | 11 | 10 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 34 | 35 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 232 | 269 | — | 157 | 100 | 209 | 214 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 96 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 162 | 127 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 77 | 15 |
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