
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
172 | 170 | 167 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 72 | 100 | 117 | 168 | 254 | 192 | 195 | 191 | 138 | 131 | 92 | 97 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10PM0.86m | 6:27AM1.45m | 7:07AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.77m | 10:26PM0.33m | 10:06PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
172 | 170 | 167 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 72 | 100 | 117 | 168 | 254 | 192 | 195 | 191 | 138 | 131 | 92 | 97 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | N 4 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 44 | 29 | 10 | 52 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 237 | 152 | 172 | 838 | 838 | 1166 | 1166 | 1256 | 1251 | 1166 | 1097 | 199 | 199 | 125 | 125 | 152 | 128 | 128 | 125 |
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