Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)101010999966777777778889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33316862807837355811311312810710310389156138157195215269275325
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
0
WSW
0
SSW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
0
ENE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
ononononglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
1.31
11:43PM
1.59
12:14PM
1.18
12:33AM
1.56
1:17PM
1.06
1:33AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
0.13
5:17PM
0.20
6:16AM
0.18
6:00PM
0.30
7:20AM
0.24
6:52PM
0.40
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset---7:02-------7:01-------7:00----
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-----1--------1-------
Temp. °C212323232322222121222223222222212123232322222119
Feels °C (?)232423232422242323232223222223232224232221232320
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