Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 ACDT
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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
23.5° C
(Which is 3.8°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 3AM is: 0.2m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (17 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)1414142014181755161615141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161616308055475689412611910497952049618689545151515151
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
1.02
4:07AM
1.76
5:09PM
1.13
4:35AM
1.77
5:21PM
1.24
5:02AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.62
11:10AM
0.08
10:16PM
0.50
11:24AM
0.09
10:48PM
0.40
11:37AM
0.12
Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:58--------7:00-------7:01--
Sunset8:15-------8:14-------8:13-------
clear
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C323029282021212019171717161819202019181818192021
Feels °C (?)292726251718171412121314131516171717171818181920
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