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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 2 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
20.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today?
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 10PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 29). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
70 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 61 | 32 | 35 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:08PM1.36m | 2:14AM1.08m | 2:23PM1.55m | 2:39AM1.04m | 2:44PM1.70m | 3:03AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.45m | 7:52AM0.44m | 9:06PM0.34m | 8:04AM0.39m | 9:36PM0.27m | 8:19AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 14 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 5 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 70 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 4 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 9 | 31 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 37 | — | — | — | 61 | 32 | 35 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 120 | 120 | 125 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 152 | 152 | 129 | 125 | 129 | 133 | 133 | 129 | 237 | 237 | 133 | 129 | 125 | 152 | 129 | 608 | 608 |
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