Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 142 | 121 | 99 | 117 | 145 | 169 | 372 | 546 | 171 | 147 | 151 | 277 | 488 | 629 | 294 | 266 | 220 | 185 | 149 | 94 | 64 | 44 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.34m | 7:38PM1.31m | 8:06AM1.45m | 8:25PM1.31m | 8:45AM1.53m | 9:11PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.25m | 1:32PM0.32m | 1:42AM0.23m | 2:20PM0.24m | 2:21AM0.23m | 3:08PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 143 | 142 | 121 | 99 | — | — | 5 | 196 | 192 | 171 | 147 | 151 | 151 | 216 | 281 | 294 | 266 | 220 | 185 | 149 | 94 | 64 | 412 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 44 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 277 | — | — | — | 117 | 145 | 169 | 372 | 546 | — | — | — | 277 | 488 | 629 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 155 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 462 | 462 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 84 | 248 | 302 | 84 | 3 |
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