Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 30 May 2026 ACST
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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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 10AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
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
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.8
SW
6
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
6
15
11
11
23
27
65
22
21
36
21
38
87
82
77
47
46
26
72
28
25
9
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
25
NNW
30
N
35
N
55
NNW
50
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:16AM0.76m
2:15PM1.76m
2:50AM0.75m
2:45PM1.83m
3:24AM0.73m
3:14PM1.87m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.46m
9:43PM0.31m
7:19AM0.43m
10:15PM0.27m
7:48AM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
16
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
17
17
19
21
20
17
18
11
8
9
10
12
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
13
14
12
11
9
10
7
9
13
12
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
1
2
2
12
11
11
11
10
22
13
8
8
10
38
87
82
77
47
46
26
25
25
25
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
S
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
4
2
6
2
21
22
21
21
21
23
72
28
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
1
3
3
15
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.3
W
3
0.8
SW
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
N
4
1
NNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
9
23
27
65
1
36
2
9
31
55
34
28
33
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
Distance (km)
666
710
261
666
666
832
832
839
832
839
393
195
132
133
133
133
237
261
261
764
780
1013
263
602
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
4
7
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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