Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 15 May 2026 ACST
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Red Banks Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Red Banks Reefs sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 6AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (15 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (15 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
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
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
45
45
43
40
38
70
16
15
15
16
36
33
50
90
79
76
71
67
37
36
33
32
32
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
10
N
20
N
30
N
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:03AM1.00m
2:04PM1.61m
2:43AM0.93m
2:32PM1.75m
3:20AM0.84m
3:01PM1.85m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.48m
9:07PM0.27m
7:38AM0.48m
9:48PM0.20m
7:54AM0.47m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
2
2
1
5
4
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
21
20
17
17
17
16
16
17
20
20
17
17
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
17
19
14
12
13
13
14
15
19
18
16
16
13
12
12
14
13
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
NE
4
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
46
45
45
43
40
7
16
16
15
15
3
36
33
50
90
79
76
71
67
37
36
33
32
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
S
13
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
38
70
16
2
13
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
3
7
10
1
7
13
11
7
1
1
1
4
5
9
12
12
12
8
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
125
125
129
140
155
133
125
133
223
133
125
133
129
152
152
152
172
128
128
120
128
128
168
128
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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