Surf Forecast Surf Report

Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 18 Mar 2025 AEDT
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
24.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Banzai today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai at 6PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
NE
0.3
SSE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
0.4
SSE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.9
SSE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)99988888556166666146667777667677777667766669656666666666181816161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3723292951771401124943501101715013297739262821401451441241057759100661046262505050444340302129232216153986119119133127119132111109142182270302407540358
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
ESE
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
5
SE
0
NE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
1.18
11:42PM
1.39
12:00PM
1.08
12:19AM
1.35
12:41PM
0.99
1:03AM
1.30
1:36PM
0.92
2:01AM
1.27
2:54PM
0.88
3:12AM
1.27
4:25PM
0.89
4:26AM
1.32
5:37PM
0.97
5:29AM
1.40
6:31PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
0.34
6:09AM
0.37
5:47PM
0.41
6:56AM
0.43
6:22PM
0.48
7:54AM
0.48
7:07PM
0.54
9:08AM
0.50
8:13PM
0.58
10:27AM
0.46
9:38PM
0.59
11:33AM
0.37
10:57PM
0.54
12:24PM
0.25
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-----
Sunset-7:08-------7:07-------7:06-------7:05-------7:02-------7:01-------7:00-------6:59--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121212020192122222221201919212323232121212127252322222121202324242322222222232323232222212122232322222221212223222222
Feels °C (?)181818181718181919191819191919202023232022222128242523232222212425242424262526262524252424242424242322222423232221191920
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