Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 14 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
18.3° 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: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (14 May)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (14 May)1ft (0.3m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
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
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
8
25
54
52
46
45
45
43
40
17
16
16
15
15
16
36
33
52
87
124
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:16AM1.03m
1:40PM1.43m
2:03AM1.00m
2:04PM1.61m
2:43AM0.93m
2:32PM1.75m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.49m
8:27PM0.41m
7:20AM0.48m
9:07PM0.27m
7:38AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:30
5:30
2
1
6
5
3
2
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
22
23
22
20
20
19
19
18
20
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
16
18
17
15
15
16
16
12
12
13
14
15
15
18
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
NE
4
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
5
25
54
52
46
45
45
43
3
17
16
16
15
3
3
36
33
52
87
124
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
12
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
S
15
0.1
E
5
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
8
3
2
1
40
1
15
16
1
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
N
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
5
10
11
10
3
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
133
125
125
129
120
120
120
120
125
125
125
223
125
125
125
133
133
133
125
125
154
130
120
128
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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