Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 2AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 522 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 110 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.20m | 4:47AM1.69m | 4:31PM1.09m | 5:10AM1.66m | 4:30PM1.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.28m | 11:20AM0.45m | 10:17PM0.27m | 11:48AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 103 | 107 | 104 | 20 | 107 | 109 | 110 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | — | 109 | 107 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 15 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 522 | 55 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 199 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 129 | 120 | 129 | 129 | 125 | 128 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
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