Red Banks Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.89° S 136.62° E

Issued: 8 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Banks Reefs sea temperature is

17.3°C

Red Banks Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 4AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (03 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 2		Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 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)	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSW 14	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	224	70	69	68	69	68	68	67	66	65	37	69	70	71	81	78	78	129
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide	4:11PM0.80m				5:17AM1.63m			3:15PM0.78m					5:35AM1.48m
Low Tide			9:39PM0.32m					1:03PM0.75m		9:30PM0.30m								9:16PM0.29m


	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—
	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	14	13	13	13	12	14	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	10	11	10	9	11	9	8	12	11	10	9	10	9	11	14	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	75	70	69	68	69	68	68	67	66	65	37	37	67	71	77	78	78	129
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 4	SSW 16	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	69	70	6	81	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 3	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SSE 3
kJ	224	8	10	18	16	17	15	9	8	3	10	14	14	14	7	6	3	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Berry Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Monument SA - Eyre Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Monument SA - Eyre Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Monument SA - Eyre Peninsula	Berry Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Berry Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Berry Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Berry Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Berry Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Berry Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	120	128	199	125	128	125	128	128	129	128	128	125	120	120	120	120	120	120
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Rating (10 max)				4	4	4	2				4	4	4	4	4			5
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	5	5	6	4	3	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	7

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