Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 8PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.35m | 5:25AM1.45m | 5:02PM1.21m | 5:52AM1.48m | 5:02PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.44m | 11:05PM0.33m | 11:34AM0.53m | 11:11PM0.31m | 12:08PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 4 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 17 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 | S 14 | S 18 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | NE 4 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 16 | 26 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 21 | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | SW 8 | S 8 | S 21 | S 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 129 | 129 | 133 | 133 | 125 | 257 | 261 | 608 | 261 | 263 | 666 | 839 | 838 | 157 |
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