Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.89° S 136.62° E

Red Banks Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Banks Reefs sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 10AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
5
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
37
16
16
16
15
14
14
24
53
48
45
44
81
42
42
42
51
52
51
46
45
43
42
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
40
N
35
NNW
30
NW
20
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
0
ESE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:30AM1.62m
3:49PM1.38m
3:50AM1.71m
4:10PM1.24m
4:11AM1.77m
4:24PM1.07m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.17m
9:34PM0.31m
10:22AM0.18m
9:43PM0.33m
10:55AM0.26m
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Temp °C
16
15
15
20
26
29
27
26
26
25
24
29
33
33
20
18
18
18
18
20
22
20
17
19
Feels °C
11
11
11
16
22
26
24
23
20
18
17
20
24
26
17
19
18
17
18
19
21
21
15
18
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