Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 8PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 14 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 0 | 152 | 60 | 54 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 0 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:58PM1.22m | 10:14AM1.47m | 10:46PM1.12m | 11:01AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.15m | 3:51AM0.24m | 4:49PM0.19m | 4:32AM0.32m | 5:48PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 188 | 188 | 145 | 139 | 108 | 376 | 337 | 324 | 234 | 288 | 218 | 85 | 60 | 54 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 51 | 54 | 166 | 283 | 108 | 151 | 110 | 82 | — | — | 198 | 130 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | — | — | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 40 | 14 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 43 | 31 | 14 | 57 | 115 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 115 | 210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 520 | 69 | 42 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 212 | 150 | 42 |
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