Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 08 May 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
19.8° 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 4PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
109
104
103
103
103
102
100
99
96
132
225
123
54
53
51
27
49
25
25
25
45
23
16
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:05AM0.64m
5:40PM1.54m
5:25AM0.60m
6:12PM1.38m
7:09PM1.20m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.47m
2:14AM0.55m
9:14AM0.55m
5:31AM0.56m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
S
11
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
116
109
104
103
103
103
102
100
99
96
132
225
89
54
53
51
27
26
25
25
25
45
23
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
4
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
5
49
3
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
4
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
21
20
13
12
12
12
13
13
9
9
127
123
4
7
8
5
5
3
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
128
394
1278
199
128
128
128
128
128
128
128
128
120
128
120
120
120
120
120
120
125
125
125
125
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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