Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
21.9° C
(Which is 2.8°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 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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 (?)
0.9
SE
0.7
ESE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSW
0.5
E
0.1
S
0.5
NE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
1
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)5513131212124123121818174565161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)362313131212298353662337746049475145454543
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
E
10
SE
15
E
20
NE
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
1.63
6:49PM
1.25
6:25AM
1.45
7:13PM
1.32
6:40AM
1.25
7:41PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.48
12:45PM
0.22
12:24AM
0.51
12:57PM
0.29
1:05AM
0.59
1:02PM
0.35
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset------8:34-------8:34-------8:32-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181920272930292627303137392921201918182021232220
Feels °C (?)151716222626272424232529322517171615151718212019
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