
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
143 | 140 | 129 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 40 | 67 | 68 | 38 | 96 | 92 | 135 | 132 | 130 | 190 | 195 | 195 | 351 | 260 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:50PM1.62m | 5:36AM0.80m | 2:30PM1.73m | 4:19AM0.82m | 3:05PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.17m | 6:42AM0.80m | 10:17PM0.16m | 8:05AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
45 | 31 | 129 | 26 | 78 | 76 | 40 | 67 | 68 | 38 | 96 | 92 | 135 | 132 | 60 | 37 | 195 | 195 | 351 | 260 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 5 | S 16 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | — | — | — |
143 | 140 | 14 | 79 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 130 | 190 | 15 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
4 | 63 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 2 | 99 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 911 | 1046 | 157 | 157 | 152 | 241 | 261 | 602 | 666 | 666 | 257 | 261 | 666 | 839 | 832 | 1116 | 832 | 839 | 832 | 199 |
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