Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 22 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 5PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (22 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (22 May)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
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)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
15
37
38
43
40
38
37
35
32
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
14
14
15
12
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
4:34AM0.54m
5:30PM1.54m
4:01AM0.58m
5:58PM1.36m
6:22PM1.16m
Low Tide
8:46AM0.44m
2:39AM0.58m
8:49AM0.52m
6:28AM0.62m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:24
5:24
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
15
14
13
14
14
12
11
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
14
14
12
12
9
9
9
11
10
10
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
1
15
37
38
43
40
38
37
35
32
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
E
3
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
13
1
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
4
1
1
4
8
14
14
15
12
6
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
129
133
129
129
223
133
129
133
133
133
133
237
133
125
125
129
129
241
133
133
133
129
129
120
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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