Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 8PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 145 | 160 | 372 | 532 | 167 | 144 | 147 | 365 | 444 | 908 | 351 | 266 | 216 | 193 | 119 | 97 | 61 | 129 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.31m | 8:06AM1.45m | 8:25PM1.31m | 8:45AM1.53m | 9:11PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32PM0.32m | 1:42AM0.23m | 2:20PM0.24m | 2:21AM0.23m | 3:08PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | ENE 7 | 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 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 191 | 183 | 167 | 144 | 147 | 115 | 151 | 300 | 351 | 266 | 216 | 193 | 119 | 92 | 61 | 41 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | — | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | 129 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 117 | 145 | 160 | 372 | 532 | — | — | — | 365 | 444 | 908 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 97 | 240 | 393 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 462 | 462 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 108 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 3 |
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