
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 9PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 61 | 93 | 121 | 167 | 170 | 172 | 176 | 174 | 170 | 178 | 132 | 133 | 129 | 125 | 122 | 121 | 310 | 116 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:56PM1.34m | 3:54AM1.58m | 4:16PM1.26m | 4:12AM1.72m | 4:33PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.41m | 10:23AM0.22m | 9:52PM0.37m | 10:50AM0.20m | 10:02PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
20 | 61 | 93 | 121 | 167 | 170 | 172 | 176 | 174 | 170 | 178 | 132 | 133 | 129 | 125 | 122 | 121 | 122 | 116 | 225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 16 | S 4 | — |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 310 | 12 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 832 | 223 | 128 | 125 | 120 | 155 | 155 | 257 | 152 | 257 | 128 | 128 | 666 | 672 | 666 | 672 | 832 | 846 | 832 | 832 |
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