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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 8 am Saturday 16 May 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
16 | 36 | 33 | 51 | 89 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.75m | 3:20AM0.84m | 3:01PM1.85m | 3:52AM0.74m | 3:31PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM0.48m | 9:48PM0.20m | 7:54AM0.47m | 10:29PM0.18m | 8:07AM0.45m | 11:12PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | 5:28 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 12 |
 kJ | 16 | 36 | 33 | 51 | 89 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 129 | 154 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 128 | 120 | 128 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 152 | 128 | 154 | 128 | 142 | 154 |
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