Red Banks Reefs surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
20.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Red Banks Reefs this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Red Banks Reefs in the next 16 days are 0.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Apr 28) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Sunday (May 03) at 12PM.

Wave TypeTime (ACST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 6PM (Tue 28th Apr)1.5ft (0.5m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Red Banks Reefs over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
19
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
97
95
80
76
38
66
35
36
42
39
37
34
14
62
14
36
31
51
29
30
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
0
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
40
N
35
W
20
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15AM1.12m
2:05PM1.18m
1:47AM1.11m
2:08PM1.36m
2:14AM1.08m
2:23PM1.55m
2:39AM1.04m
2:44PM1.70m
3:03AM0.99m
3:08PM1.80m
3:26AM0.93m
3:33PM1.86m
3:48AM0.87m
3:58PM1.87m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.50m
8:10PM0.60m
7:46AM0.49m
8:37PM0.45m
7:52AM0.44m
9:06PM0.34m
8:04AM0.39m
9:36PM0.27m
8:19AM0.35m
10:07PM0.25m
8:35AM0.32m
10:38PM0.27m
8:51AM0.31m
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
5:40
5:39
2
1
Temp °C
19
26
27
22
27
28
25
28
29
26
28
30
27
19
18
16
18
19
16
18
17
16
21
24
18
22
24
22
21
23
20
20
23
20
13
14
11
9
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
19
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
66
97
95
80
76
38
66
35
36
42
39
37
34
14
15
14
36
31
51
29
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
SW
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
S
5
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
62
1
2
1
5
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
31
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
Energy kJ
3
2
1
2
1
7
10
9
15
34
21
3
27
39
17
8
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
120
125
120
120
133
129
120
155
129
129
129
142
129
257
154
261
504
666
780
263
666
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
8
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
4
4
4
5
4
5
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The above surf forecast table for Red Banks Reefs provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Red Banks Reefs can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Red Banks Reefs surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Red Banks Reefs) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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