Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 4PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 68 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58AM1.38m | 5:14PM0.92m | 7:47AM1.37m | 9:37AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.79m | 11:42PM0.42m | 11:09PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | |  |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | |
 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 68 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 18 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 199 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 237 | 133 | 237 | 172 | 195 | 133 | 237 | 133 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 838 | 142 | 237 |
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