Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 30 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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.7
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
0.3
S
11
0.7
SW
5
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
12
11
25
16
24
65
22
25
21
21
60
88
82
77
47
46
25
25
46
24
10
21
22
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
50
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:15PM1.76m
2:50AM0.75m
2:45PM1.83m
3:24AM0.73m
3:14PM1.87m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.46m
9:43PM0.31m
7:19AM0.43m
10:15PM0.27m
7:48AM0.42m
10:47PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
14
16
17
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
9
9
11
10
8
9
8
9
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
8
9
11
12
10
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
2
12
11
25
11
10
23
14
8
8
9
60
88
82
77
47
46
25
25
25
24
10
21
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
2
10
22
21
21
21
23
46
1
5
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
12
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
0.7
SW
5
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
N
4
1.2
N
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
1
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
2
3
10
16
24
65
25
4
9
30
44
59
27
18
33
33
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
Distance (km)
263
666
666
832
839
832
833
832
393
195
128
133
125
133
237
237
261
608
780
838
838
602
602
608
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
9
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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