Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 10PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 51 | 21 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.21m | 5:52AM1.48m | 5:02PM1.09m | 6:23AM1.46m | 4:46PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.53m | 11:11PM0.31m | 12:08PM0.66m | 11:16PM0.31m | 12:48PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 53 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | SW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 51 | — | 50 | 20 | 20 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 21 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 133 | 125 | 262 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 602 | 666 | 666 | 666 | 157 | 133 | 142 | 133 | 154 | 154 | 157 | 157 | 128 |
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