Red Banks Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.89° S 136.62° E

Issued: 8 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Banks Reefs sea temperature is

16.9°C

Red Banks Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 3AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s
Evening (02 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 1		Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 4	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	38	38	38	39	44	45	176	18	163	70	69	68	69	292	68	153	66	37
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide	4:28PM0.92m				4:55AM1.74m				4:11PM0.80m				5:17AM1.63m			3:15PM0.78m
Low Tide			9:45PM0.34m				12:07PM0.56m				9:39PM0.32m					1:03PM0.75m		9:30PM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	14	14	13	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13
Feels °C	15	13	12	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	8	9	10	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 3	S 15	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSW 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14
kJ	38	38	2	39	44	45	82	—	163	70	69	68	69	72	68	67	66	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 15	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	—	—	S 14	—	—
kJ	—	—	38	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	153	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 3	SSW 3	—	SSW 4	S 4	S 16	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 4	SSE 15	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	—	1	4	—	4	4	176	18	34	21	15	13	9	292	22	16	11	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Berry Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Berry Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Bermagui Rivermouth NSW - Far South	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	128	120	128	230	128	128	128	128	120	128	128	128	147	128	199	1252	199	128
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Rating (10 max)												4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	2	3	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	5	6	5	5	5

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