Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 08 May 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
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)
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
268
103
103
102
100
99
96
92
225
123
84
53
51
50
26
25
25
25
24
17
16
16
35
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:40PM1.54m
5:25AM0.60m
6:12PM1.38m
7:09PM1.20m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.47m
2:14AM0.55m
9:14AM0.55m
5:31AM0.56m
5:57AM0.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
10
10
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
268
268
103
103
102
100
99
96
92
225
123
84
53
51
27
3
3
25
25
24
10
16
16
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
50
26
25
3
4
4
17
9
9
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
13
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
19
14
14
13
12
8
5
127
3
4
8
6
2
1
4
4
1
3
7
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1278
199
128
128
128
128
128
125
128
128
120
128
120
120
120
120
120
120
129
125
125
120
120
120
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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