Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 6PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 45 | 92 | 94 | 145 | 143 | 145 | 135 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 43 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.19m | 4:49AM1.04m | 1:19PM1.13m | 3:10AM1.09m | 2:04PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.50m | 8:28AM0.98m | 8:36PM0.46m | 8:30AM0.78m | 8:40PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 45 | 92 | 94 | 145 | 143 | 145 | 135 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 5 | S 24 | S 24 | S 22 | S 13 | S 14 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | — | SSW 18 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 62 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 21 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 128 | 394 | 817 | 199 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 128 | 128 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 120 | 125 | 152 | 120 | 133 | 120 |
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