Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 01 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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.2°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 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (01 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (01 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
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)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
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
13
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
39
38
37
37
36
35
33
32
14
14
32
33
34
33
63
95
95
95
96
91
87
121
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
40
N
20
NNW
35
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:39AM1.04m
2:44PM1.70m
3:03AM0.99m
3:08PM1.80m
3:26AM0.93m
3:33PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.39m
9:36PM0.27m
8:19AM0.35m
10:07PM0.25m
8:35AM0.32m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:43
5:42
5:40
2
1
Temp °C
24
22
23
24
27
29
28
26
26
24
22
14
16
20
16
15
13
14
13
15
17
17
16
14
17
14
15
16
19
23
22
19
18
19
16
9
10
13
10
9
8
9
7
8
9
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
E
5
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
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
13
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
41
41
39
38
37
37
36
35
33
5
14
14
32
33
34
33
63
95
95
95
96
91
87
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
S
13
0.2
N
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
4
2
32
1
1
7
7
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
Energy kJ
9
10
15
9
10
10
7
13
31
22
35
10
8
7
7
4
4
3
4
8
16
11
8
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
133
257
237
257
237
129
129
129
152
152
152
608
263
261
250
261
261
261
263
726
666
666
263
764
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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