Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
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 (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.6
NE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)14141413131313121210410991834451612121514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63636232303029262389777661118202011111716
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
1.18
3:26PM
1.75
3:52AM
1.05
3:50PM
1.83
4:13AM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
0.20
8:57AM
0.35
10:15PM
0.17
9:06AM
0.36
10:52PM
0.21
9:11AM
0.35
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:47-------6:48-------6:48--
Sunset-------5:57-------5:55-------5:54
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616161618232425262524232422191715151515161617
Feels °C (?)131313141415212122222120202119151311121313151516
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