Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 621 | 541 | 545 | 485 | 458 | 270 | 234 | 195 | 165 | 137 | 217 | 176 | 210 | 192 | 192 | 188 | 180 | 139 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.44m | 8:51AM1.56m | 9:09PM1.37m | 9:30AM1.60m | 9:54PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.17m | 2:34AM0.11m | 3:08PM0.14m | 3:09AM0.16m | 3:55PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 44 | 270 | 234 | 195 | 165 | 137 | 217 | 176 | 210 | 192 | 192 | 188 | 180 | 139 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | ENE 9 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 29 | 16 | 30 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 27 | 86 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | — | 43 | 106 | 7 | 4 | 85 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 109 | 39 | 75 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 350 | 621 | 541 | 545 | 485 | 458 | 86 | 66 | 49 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 59 | 23 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 121 | 121 | 154 | 154 | 121 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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