Surf Forecast Surf Report

Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 03 May 2025 AEST
Forecast 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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (03 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.8
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.5
SSE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)111110101010999998888877667666666666666666688999968888111110101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)90180465157650940834726325722016413515414912265856851385755383929383939303043404141302914145474110136130260555603414244227269264259249239237196192192188186
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
0.97
1:05AM
1.44
2:36PM
0.99
2:13AM
1.35
3:43PM
1.05
3:19AM
1.28
4:36PM
1.13
4:18AM
1.24
5:18PM
1.22
5:08AM
1.21
5:53PM
1.31
5:53AM
1.18
6:26PM
1.40
6:34AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
0.21
6:28PM
0.55
8:17AM
0.26
7:46PM
0.59
9:18AM
0.29
9:07PM
0.59
10:09AM
0.29
10:17PM
0.55
10:51AM
0.29
11:15PM
0.49
11:26AM
0.29
12:03AM
0.43
11:58AM
0.29
12:45AM
0.36
12:29PM
0.30
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise6:28-------6:28-------6:30-------6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33---
Sunset---5:12-------5:10-------5:10-------5:09-------5:08-------5:07-------5:07-------5:06
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Rain (mm)
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