Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 7PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
138 | 124 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 30 | 28 | 54 | 172 | 150 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.31m | 1:20PM1.44m | 4:24AM0.86m | 1:55PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.37m | 9:31PM0.32m | 6:49AM0.83m | 9:28PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | S 13 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
138 | 124 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 20 | — | 172 | 150 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 15 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 10 | 28 | 54 | 57 | 41 | 30 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 133 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 129 | 120 | 120 | 128 | 128 | 199 | 128 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 128 |
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