Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 2AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 163 | 222 | 149 | 181 | 100 | 53 | 161 | 163 | 227 | 180 | 234 | 65 | 52 | 74 | 149 | 176 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.32m | 7:06AM1.20m | 7:09PM1.37m | 7:40AM1.30m | 7:50PM1.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.18m | 12:54PM0.28m | 1:27AM0.15m | 1:38PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 52 | 135 | 92 | 70 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 124 | 102 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 188 | 163 | 222 | 149 | 181 | 100 | 53 | 161 | 163 | 227 | 180 | 234 | — | — | 74 | 149 | 176 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 264 | 150 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 173 | 79 | 10 | 3 |
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