Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 02 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
20.4° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 2PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (02 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
34
33
62
102
146
144
140
129
85
82
75
71
70
42
42
42
41
74
59
44
Wind (km/h)
40
N
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:08PM1.80m
3:26AM0.93m
3:33PM1.86m
3:48AM0.87m
3:58PM1.87m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.35m
10:07PM0.25m
8:35AM0.32m
10:38PM0.27m
8:51AM0.31m
11:10PM0.31m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:38
3
2
Temp °C
22
15
18
20
17
15
14
14
13
15
17
18
15
15
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
6
7
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
N
4
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
4
3
14
14
34
33
62
102
146
144
140
129
85
82
75
71
70
42
42
42
41
30
30
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
SW
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
11
Energy kJ
14
14
2
8
18
4
1
7
39
59
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
21
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
9
12
14
14
10
8
8
6
3
2
8
16
24
74
58
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
1
4
2
3
Distance (km)
263
261
602
261
261
261
261
261
263
727
726
726
727
727
764
764
764
838
839
838
1063
1054
941
199
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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