Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 103 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 56 | 88 | 63 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:10AM1.03m | 2:58PM1.44m | 3:35AM0.98m | 4:06PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.44m | 8:05AM0.36m | 9:50PM0.38m | 9:15AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 119 | 103 | 39 | 26 | 38 | 56 | 88 | 63 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 34 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | E 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 35 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 20 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SW 2 | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 16 | 22 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 86 | 103 | 22 |
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