Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai at 12AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banzai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 328 | 534 | 970 | 1256 | 1314 | 1050 | 692 | 486 | 450 | 423 | 371 | 210 | 169 | 133 | 301 | 854 | 1573 | 2254 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.56m | 5:57AM1.12m | 5:57PM1.63m | 6:45AM1.22m | 6:46PM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.15m | 11:28AM0.35m | 00:41AM0.08m | 12:24PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 328 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 692 | 486 | 450 | 423 | 371 | 210 | 169 | 133 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 75 | 60 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | E 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | WSW 2 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 534 | 970 | 1256 | 1314 | 1050 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 301 | 854 | 1573 | 2254 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 165 | 234 | 154 | 37 | 153 | 121 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 566 | 614 | 392 | 234 |
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