Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 21 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 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (21 May)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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)
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
13
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
65
64
36
35
28
27
13
13
15
37
38
43
40
38
37
35
32
14
13
13
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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
High Tide
4:44AM0.53m
5:01PM1.70m
4:34AM0.54m
5:30PM1.54m
4:01AM0.58m
5:58PM1.36m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.40m
1:33AM0.49m
8:46AM0.44m
2:39AM0.58m
8:49AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:25
5:24
1
6
Temp °C
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
16
19
20
19
17
13
13
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
13
15
14
11
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
13
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
0.3
NE
4
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
67
65
64
36
35
28
27
13
1
15
37
38
43
40
38
37
35
32
2
13
13
13
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
13
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
13
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
5
13
1
1
6
14
1
1
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
120
120
120
132
120
120
125
125
129
133
129
129
155
129
133
133
133
133
237
142
129
223
257
142
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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