Surf Forecast Surf Report

Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 19 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 2AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thu
27
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
0.3
SSE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.2
S
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)6166666666777777777777771877775556666576777201918181816161615151514141414131366
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)231501559775128871451962221541171027964707674575456404130302929292837535361524323253962474037118134186348310298452270252376371229152247139989697
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
WSW
10
W
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
6:24AM
1.50
7:17PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
12:02AM
0.45
1:08PM
0.14
12:58AM
0.34
Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thu
27
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:00-------
Sunset-------7:06-------7:05-------7:02-------7:01-------7:00-------6:59-------6:58----
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Rain (mm)
--------------14----------1-11------------------------------
Temp. °C222120201921232323222120212624212121202020222323222221212122232322222120192122222121212122232222222120191922222222222121
Feels °C (?)181819202020212021212221222623232423212120222424232422222221222222232321202222212122222021212021232322202024222222232323
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