Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 5AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 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 | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 |
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23 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 80 | 77 | 115 | 68 | 102 | 107 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 144 | 146 | 148 | 213 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:49PM1.32m | 5:09AM1.58m | 5:00PM1.13m | 5:32AM1.59m | 4:53PM0.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.32m | 11:34AM0.43m | 10:46PM0.35m | 12:12PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 46 | 80 | 77 | 115 | 68 | 102 | 107 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 144 | 146 | 148 | 213 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 157 | 128 | 199 | 128 | 157 | 157 | 666 | 666 | 666 | 261 | 394 | 394 | 850 | 1241 | 263 | 125 | 120 |
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