Banzai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.39° S 151.49° E

Issued: 9 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banzai sea temperature is

17.6°C

Banzai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banzai today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).
	Sunday 13						Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 11	S 10	NE 6	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 9	S 9	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	113	113	143	141	133	100	100	132	132	121	86	83	57	63	69	52	30	40	30	14	14	171
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NW	WNW	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		9:21AM1.49m				9:34PM1.38m				9:57AM1.49m					10:13PM1.25m				10:34AM1.46m
Low Tide				3:31PM0.19m				3:39AM0.19m					4:15PM0.24m				4:10AM0.28m				5:01PM0.31m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	17	19	18	18	17	16	17	17	21	23	22	22	21	20	19	19	21	18	17	16	14
Feels °C	13	15	14	13	12	13	14	15	15	18	18	17	19	18	17	17	17	19	15	16	12	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 11	S 10	S 10	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	113	113	143	141	133	112	82	71	49	121	86	83	57	63	69	52	43	40	30	22	22	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSE 16	E 13	E 13	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	ENE 6	E 13	E 13	E 12	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 14
kJ	17	14	25	13	13	100	100	132	132	25	13	12	3	53	50	31	30	29	15	14	14	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 17	E 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	—	—	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	S 4	E 4	—
kJ	64	58	14	17	17	13	13	13	13	13	—	—	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 4	SSE 4	S 6
kJ	34	30	20	42	110	239	172	—	—	—	22	28	47	132	141	—	—	—	5	11	4	171
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	Copacobana Point NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Cudmirrah Reef NSW - South Coast	Garie Beach NSW - Illawarra	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	Forresters NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Forresters NSW - Newcastle	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Banzai NSW - Newcastle	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Avoca Point NSW - Newcastle	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Avoca Point NSW - Newcastle	Little Bombie NSW - Newcastle	Bendalong Beach NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	0	12	22	217	95	22	0	0	0	0	22	22	22	0	1	0	1	11	768	11	15	224
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Moonee	Moonee	Box Head			Umina Point	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Forresters	Umina Point	Umina Point	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Little Bombie		Avoca Point	Little Bombie
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1			2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Red Bluff WA - North West	Red Bluff WA - North West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	6	4	1	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Greenmeadows New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Sea Vista South Africa	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5

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