Surf Forecast Surf Report

Banzai surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 19 Apr 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
23.8° 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 12PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
NE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.4
E
1.7
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.3
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)1212121212111111111110101010109999688101010661067887777899888888877711111171112127777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)22461906167913611158891814657582423348290222188133122817978524342323130886129216603821672491416422349387617493432445434380264306250199242223152163160160160166206294230199158
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
15
E
30
NE
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SW
15
WSW
5
S
30
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
15
SW
45
S
45
S
40
SSW
20
WSW
35
SSE
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
ononononononononononononononononcross-
on
crossoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28PM
0.92
12:27AM
1.33
1:43PM
0.91
1:32AM
1.32
3:00PM
0.96
2:41AM
1.34
4:05PM
1.06
3:47AM
1.38
4:58PM
1.20
4:46AM
1.43
5:44PM
1.35
5:42AM
1.46
6:27PM
1.50
6:35AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
0.39
5:41PM
0.56
7:38AM
0.39
6:49PM
0.60
8:45AM
0.35
8:11PM
0.60
9:45AM
0.28
9:31PM
0.55
10:36AM
0.19
10:39PM
0.45
11:22AM
0.11
11:39PM
0.33
12:05PM
0.05
12:34AM
0.20
12:47PM
0.03
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset---5:27-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172324262322201919252726242221191819212221181718181820182020202020212121212121212121212121211818171820222019191818141717
Feels °C (?)152221232120181616232523212019181718202117161516161619191614141616171717181819192020202020201719171821232018131012121211
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