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Banzai Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banzai today?
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 3AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1236 | 1098 | 834 | 737 | 572 | 494 | 423 | 379 | 666 | 6383 | 14950 | 7315 | 12111 | 14741 | 10182 | 9129 | 7794 | 5755 | 5082 | 4467 | 3771 | 2227 | 2255 | 1807 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:04AM 1.43 | 5:24PM 1.00 | 5:17AM 1.45 | 6:25PM 1.09 | 6:18AM 1.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:19PM 0.53 | 11:13AM 0.27 | 10:44PM 0.52 | 12:14PM 0.22 | 11:56PM 0.45 | 1:02PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 |
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Rain (mm) | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
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