Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 7PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ENE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 95 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 95 | 126 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.29m | 10:11AM1.36m | 10:29PM1.16m | 10:50AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.14m | 3:57AM0.16m | 4:31PM0.19m | 4:31AM0.22m | 5:19PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 4 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 113 | 143 | 108 | 102 | 53 | 29 | 134 | 132 | 89 | 85 | 83 | 41 | 34 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 14 | S 9 | E 14 |
| kJ | 52 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 100 | 75 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 13 | — | S 18 | E 13 | SSE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | — | 6 | 3 | 52 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 56 | 107 | 82 | 95 | — | — | — | 21 | 16 | 41 | 95 | 126 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 275 | 125 | 69 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 69 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 58 | 84 | 137 |
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