Surf Forecast Surf Report

Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 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 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)4ft (1.2m)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
Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
0.3
SSE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
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
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
NE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)98888855616666666666666678777777778777777777775555619181817161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)24317714011249455211018950155100937587127140145117937857557158575249363737383032212119151515303137361814194564114142214273351412402392331305236
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
0
S
10
ESE
10
NNE
5
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
W
0
W
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
12:02AM
0.45
Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------
Sunset-------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. °C222121202021222222212019192223232222212121262827242422212123232323232323232323232322222221222323222221212121212121202021
Feels °C (?)191818181919191919191920202321222222222222272927252622202124242324262526252424242423242321222224252623222221202120202022
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