Surf Forecast Surf Report

Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am 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 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (19 Mar)1ft (0.3m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
ENE
1.5
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.4
SSE
1.2
ENE
0.4
SSE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)885616166614614666666667777777788888777555677777720191818161616161515141414146
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4945521385150155977010368110140175117937859597157575552383840323333332215232435394949172124121117947399137214273310295366353252242239160156145101
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
6:24AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
12:02AM
0.45
1:08PM
0.14
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:00---
Sunset---7:07-------7:06-------7:05-------7:02-------7:01-------7:00-------6:59-------6:58
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Rain (mm)
------------------13----------1-----------------------------
Temp. °C212122222221211919212323232221212227212121212121212223232222222122232323222222212123232222222222222222222222222120222323
Feels °C (?)191818181818201920212120212121222327202222222121212223232323242222222223222123232225222122232322212021212222232222242221
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