Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 ACST
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Red Banks Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Red Banks Reefs sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 3PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
64
104
97
150
95
92
84
80
79
78
76
70
38
37
38
38
36
34
35
36
36
36
36
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
5
N
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNE
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15AM1.12m
2:05PM1.18m
1:47AM1.11m
2:08PM1.36m
2:14AM1.08m
2:23PM1.55m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.50m
8:10PM0.60m
7:46AM0.49m
8:37PM0.45m
7:52AM0.44m
9:06PM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:45
5:45
5:44
Temp °C
18
18
18
21
25
26
22
21
21
21
22
23
27
27
27
26
25
23
23
25
28
29
27
27
18
18
16
18
21
24
20
20
20
18
18
18
23
23
24
23
23
19
18
18
21
24
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
66
64
104
97
150
95
92
84
80
79
78
76
70
38
37
38
38
36
34
35
36
36
36
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
2
2
29
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
31
30
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
1
4
3
1
1
2
6
3
2
5
3
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
120
120
120
125
147
120
120
125
120
120
120
129
133
129
120
125
120
125
133
129
237
129
129
129
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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