Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 68 | 55 | 47 | 39 | 41 | 147 | 89 | 138 | 70 | 78 | 113 | 172 | 143 | 83 | 98 | 142 | 169 | 142 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.15m | 4:45AM0.90m | 4:09PM1.16m | 5:34AM0.99m | 5:08PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.39m | 9:51AM0.62m | 11:05PM0.36m | 10:55AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 91 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 103 | 103 | 83 | 98 | — | 3 | 3 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | NE 9 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 21 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 68 | 55 | 47 | 39 | 66 | 147 | 89 | 138 | 70 | 78 | 113 | 172 | 143 | — | — | 142 | 169 | 142 | 197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 205 | 205 | 69 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 519 | 306 | 306 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 358 | 431 | 150 | 69 |
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