Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 7PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | S 4 | S 4 | S 12 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 165 | 19 | 115 | 42 | 43 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:02PM0.84m | 5:01AM1.87m | 5:23PM0.80m | 5:25AM1.79m | 5:44PM0.76m | 5:48AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.26m | 9:50PM0.38m | 12:22PM0.32m | 10:06PM0.41m | 12:54PM0.40m | 10:18PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 28 | — | 15 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 44 | — | 115 | 42 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | 50 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 15 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 1 | — | — | 56 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 165 | 19 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 199 | 150 | 129 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 168 | 120 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 199 | 920 | 199 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
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