Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 6AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 6 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 45 | 43 | 131 | 119 | 742 | 146 | 244 | 214 | 143 | 140 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 67 | 64 | 96 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:52PM1.46m | 1:50PM1.62m | 5:36AM0.80m | 2:30PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.31m | 10:07PM0.23m | 10:08PM0.17m | 6:42AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | — | — | S 19 | S 7 | S 17 | S 6 | S 5 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 119 | — | — | 244 | 107 | 143 | 33 | 14 | 43 | 78 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 67 | 38 | 96 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | S 18 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 9 | S 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | 56 | 140 | 82 | 79 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 26 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 16 | SW 3 | SSW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 245 | 6 | 742 | 146 | 173 | 3 | 68 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 195 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 133 | 133 | 152 | 133 | 142 | 128 | 503 | 461 | 781 | 838 | 780 | 832 | 924 | 237 | 157 | 154 | 172 | 261 | 666 | 666 | 839 | 1116 | 1116 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Red Banks Reefs surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest