Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 03 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
21.0° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (03 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (03 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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 (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)16161616154141455541313455551212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4545434222428806746362523565622283325111411111110
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
S
10
S
20
S
25
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
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
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
1.84
6:01PM
0.72
4:11AM
1.89
5:59PM
0.74
4:44AM
1.89
6:05PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.09
8:19PM
0.69
12:03PM
0.10
9:19PM
0.62
12:22PM
0.16
10:05PM
0.57
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:18-----
Sunset------8:37-------8:37-------8:37-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818192019191817161617191918171716171820222120
Feels °C (?)161717171713141414131314161514141313141517181819
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