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Red Banks Reefs Surf Forecast
/ SA – Eyre Peninsula (19 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 4 | S 12 | |
23 | 37 | 68 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 21 | 38 | 87 | 82 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 52 | 0 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:50AM0.75m | 2:45PM1.83m | 3:24AM0.73m | 3:14PM1.87m | 3:57AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.31m | 7:19AM0.43m | 10:15PM0.27m | 7:48AM0.42m | 10:47PM0.25m | 8:14AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 12 |
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 87 | 82 | 49 | 47 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 52 | — | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | E 5 | S 16 | S 17 | N 3 | S 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 27 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 37 | 68 | 3 | — | 41 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 38 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 50 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 65 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 839 | 832 | 832 | 832 | 393 | 195 | 133 | 133 | 125 | 237 | 237 | 261 | 263 | 764 | 838 | 969 | 1013 | 1013 | 1122 | 838 | 764 | 838 | 838 | 839 |
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