
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 9PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 119 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 115 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:14PM0.82m | 5:12AM1.88m | 5:17PM0.71m | 5:36AM1.78m | 4:56PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:03PM0.24m | 9:57PM0.38m | 12:42PM0.37m | 9:58PM0.37m | 1:27PM0.52m | 9:57PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 4 |
76 | 119 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 115 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 4 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 12 |
1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 35 | 33 | 32 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | — | ENE 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — |
6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 | — | 33 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 129 | 120 | 138 | 125 | 155 | 262 | 261 | 125 | 133 | 257 | 157 | 393 | 393 | 394 | 394 | 672 | 168 | 128 |
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