Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 78 | 119 | 75 | 98 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 82 | 81 | 325 | 82 | 83 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 259 | 44 | 83 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.21m | 2:57AM1.23m | 2:39PM1.26m | 3:04AM1.38m | 3:11PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.43m | 8:51AM0.58m | 8:50PM0.40m | 9:17AM0.40m | 9:04PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 79 | 78 | 28 | 75 | 98 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 82 | 81 | 266 | 82 | 83 | 77 | 76 | 77 | — | — | — | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | S 20 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 20 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 78 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | S 16 | S 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 16 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | SSE 16 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 119 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 325 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 259 | 44 | 83 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 125 | 128 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 666 | 199 | 128 | 128 | 120 | 128 | 120 | 821 | 872 | 199 | 199 |
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