Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
21.9° C
(Which is 2.8°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 1AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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 (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
NE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.4
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)4444121818174555161616161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1712893669426495835474745454543454338374016
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
35
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
1.25
6:25AM
1.45
7:13PM
1.32
6:40AM
1.25
7:41PM
1.37
6:37AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.51
12:57PM
0.29
1:05AM
0.59
1:02PM
0.35
1:52AM
0.71
12:56PM
0.39
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise----6:35-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset8:34-------8:34-------8:32-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C302827303137393122201918182022232221202122283333
Feels °C (?)272423222429322819171716161719201919192021273132
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