Red Banks Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.89° S 136.62° E

Red Banks Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Banks Reefs sea temperature is
13.6° C
1.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 4AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
52
46
20
20
45
46
46
41
73
75
78
79
83
93
94
93
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:40PM1.10m
6:58AM1.38m
5:14PM0.92m
7:47AM1.37m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.40m
1:33PM0.79m
11:42PM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
12
12
12
14
15
14
12
13
13
13
16
20
21
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
10
10
13
13
12
9
10
10
9
10
13
16
10
12
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