
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 10PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 5 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
185 | 330 | 513 | 520 | 83 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 416 | 65 | 130 | 165 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 88 | 82 | 65 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:39PM1.26m | 3:04AM1.38m | 3:11PM1.28m | 3:18AM1.54m | 3:41PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.40m | 9:17AM0.40m | 9:04PM0.39m | 9:47AM0.25m | 9:18PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 4 | S 16 | ENE 4 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
132 | 266 | — | 131 | 83 | 77 | 76 | 6 | 78 | 3 | — | — | 165 | 70 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 16 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
185 | 330 | 513 | 520 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 416 | 65 | 130 | 77 | 33 | 20 | 59 | 88 | 82 | 65 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 710 | 672 | 128 | 199 | 128 | 125 | 129 | 120 | 199 | 199 | 872 | 128 | 128 | 747 | 672 | 672 | 832 | 1046 | 846 | 394 |
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