Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 6AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 4 | SSW 12 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:41PM0.88m | 4:36AM1.92m | 5:02PM0.84m | 5:01AM1.87m | 5:23PM0.80m | 5:25AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.37m | 11:51AM0.26m | 9:50PM0.38m | 12:22PM0.32m | 10:06PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 4 | S 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 12 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 17 | SSW 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | S 20 | — | S 18 | — | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | — | 8 | — | 6 | — | 21 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 12 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 129 | 147 | 125 | 120 | 120 | 138 | 128 | 129 | 129 | 125 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 120 | 199 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
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