Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 4AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 526 | 397 | 851 | 790 | 734 | 584 | 489 | 435 | 452 | 452 | 375 | 315 | 346 | 243 | 406 | 424 | 412 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:31PM1.05m | 11:33AM1.45m | 00:16AM0.97m | 12:17PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.26m | 5:00AM0.43m | 6:24PM0.33m | 5:38AM0.50m | 7:17PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 112 | 134 | 851 | 790 | 734 | 584 | 489 | 435 | 452 | 16 | 375 | 315 | 346 | 243 | 91 | 424 | 412 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 73 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | — | NE 8 | NNE 8 | — | N 10 | — | N 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 526 | 397 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 452 | — | — | — | 44 | 406 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 140 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 142 | 121 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 343 | 212 | 239 | 212 | 77 |
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