Red Banks Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.89° S 136.62° E

Issued: 2 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Red Banks Reefs sea temperature is

14.7°C

Red Banks Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Evening (14 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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)	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	18	21	16	16	15	15	12	12	13	45	177	76	107	103	103	103	104	107	107	107	109	112	113	113
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	SW	S	SSE	SW	SW	WSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide			4:04AM1.58m				4:13PM1.31m				4:25AM1.66m				4:24PM1.20m				4:47AM1.69m				4:31PM1.09m
Low Tide	9:56PM0.32m				10:24AM0.28m				10:02PM0.30m				10:52AM0.35m				10:10PM0.28m				11:20AM0.45m


	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	15	14	16	16	15	15	16	13	12	11	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	11	12	11
Feels °C	10	11	13	11	14	13	12	12	13	8	6	5	7	7	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 12	SSW 3	S 4	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	18	17	16	16	15	15	12	2	1	45	177	76	107	103	103	103	104	107	107	107	109	112	113	113
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 15	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 12	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—
kJ	1	21	7	7	7	6	6	12	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	11	7	7	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	S 18	S 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 2	SSW 3	—	—	S 4	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4
kJ	—	1	1	1	2	1	3	—	—	8	45	40	32	21	14	22	37	35	29	15	13	13	10	14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Witzigs SA - Nullarbor	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Dump Beach SA - East Coast	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Berry Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Monument SA - Eyre Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	154	199	199	393	394	250	154	261	128	128	128	199	128	128	128	199	199	147	120	129	129	129	129	125
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula								Corvisart Bay										Flatrock	Blackfellows		Blackfellows			Blackfellows
Rating (10 max)								2										5	4		4			4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Spoggies SA - Nullarbor	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Pink Rocks NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	6	3	2	5	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gas Bay Australia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Antiques Maldives	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5

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