
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 8PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 52 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 93 | 94 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.10m | 6:58AM1.38m | 5:14PM0.92m | 7:47AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.64m | 11:55PM0.40m | 1:33PM0.79m | 11:42PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
6 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 52 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 93 | 94 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 18 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 |
28 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 133 | 120 | 142 | 152 | 152 | 199 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 237 | 133 | 237 | 237 | 154 | 250 |
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