
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Banks Reefs today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Banks Reefs at 10AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Red Banks Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
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56 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 53 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 81 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30AM1.62m | 3:49PM1.38m | 3:50AM1.71m | 4:10PM1.24m | 4:11AM1.77m | 4:24PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.17m | 9:34PM0.31m | 10:22AM0.18m | 9:43PM0.33m | 10:55AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 14 | E 4 | S 14 | ENE 3 | SE 4 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 3 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
38 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 3 | 42 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 5 | S 7 | S 14 | S 20 | SE 4 | S 13 | SE 4 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | S 15 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — |
42 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | — | SE 5 | — | S 13 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 16 | — | 1 | — | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | — |
56 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | — | 5 | 16 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 195 | 132 | 125 | 138 | 120 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 262 | 262 | 257 | 129 | 157 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 129 | 125 | 129 | 129 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
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