Red Banks Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.89° S 136.62° E

Issued: 8 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Banks Reefs sea temperature is

14.7°C

Red Banks Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 3PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Evening (14 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s

Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 14						Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
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
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 12	S 13	S 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	16	16	15	15	12	12	13	186	177	496	107	103	103	104	104	107	107	107	109	112	113	113
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	S	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide	4:04AM1.58m				4:13PM1.31m				4:25AM1.66m				4:24PM1.20m				4:47AM1.69m				4:31PM1.09m
Low Tide			10:24AM0.28m				10:02PM0.30m				10:52AM0.35m				10:10PM0.28m				11:20AM0.45m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	16	15	15	16	13	12	11	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	9	9	11	12	11
Feels °C	13	12	14	13	12	12	13	8	6	5	6	7	7	4	4	3	3	4	4	6	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 12	SSW 3	S 4	—	S 16	SSW 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 5	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	16	16	15	15	12	2	1	—	177	80	107	103	103	104	104	107	12	107	109	112	113	113
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 13	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	S 15	S 5	S 5	—	—	—
kJ	1	7	7	6	6	12	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	107	11	7	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 18	—	S 18	S 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	12	—	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 3	—	—	S 16	S 5	S 16	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	2	1	1	3	2	—	—	186	35	496	39	24	15	24	31	31	16	17	12	10	6	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Witzigs SA - Nullarbor	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Berry Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Monument SA - Eyre Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	154	393	394	250	154	250	128	199	128	128	128	128	199	199	128	147	150	120	129	129	129	125
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Rating (10 max)																5	4	5	5			4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	4	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Namotu Lefts Fiji	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Cloudbreak Fiji	Cloudbreak Fiji	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Doring Bay South Africa	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	6	5	5	5

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