Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 110 | 181 | 163 | 250 | 120 | 141 | 193 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 220 | 191 | 214 | 188 | 268 | 218 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:34AM0.99m | 5:08PM1.19m | 6:14AM1.10m | 6:01PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.36m | 10:55AM0.58m | 11:46PM0.33m | 11:52AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 110 | 114 | 108 | 120 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 10 | — | S 15 | E 7 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 61 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 124 | 110 | 181 | 163 | 250 | — | 141 | 193 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 220 | 191 | 214 | 188 | 268 | 218 | 161 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 705 | 306 | 214 | 142 | 79 | 142 | 168 | 259 | 306 | 306 | 42 | 143 |
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