Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
109
107
131
131
127
104
101
99
99
107
133
212
163
192
159
153
205
516
484
579
655
838
838
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NW
5
W
10
W
0
S
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
0
SE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:09AM1.23m
7:28PM1.53m
7:48AM1.19m
8:00PM1.56m
8:27AM1.15m
8:32PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.25m
1:55AM0.22m
1:34PM0.28m
2:34AM0.20m
2:05PM0.32m
3:12AM0.20m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
18
17
19
19
20
20
20
20
18
17
19
20
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
20
19
20
18
19
20
19
17
21
19
20
18
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.3
S
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.5
E
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
103
109
33
30
131
127
104
101
99
99
107
133
133
10
192
159
153
205
372
5
1
1
605
602
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
21
38
1
1
9
17
16
14
13
12
11
11
10
7
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
5
1
4
1
1
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
107
131
212
163
516
484
579
655
838
838
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
22
166
131
32
12
0
0
0
0
12
131
95
12
1
0
0
0
32
353
239
86
22
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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