Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Redhead today (17 Jun):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	-	-
Afternoon (17 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (17 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 17				Thursday 18								Friday 19								Sat 20
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	74	90	94	96	96	100	78	106	106	106	110	119	121	133	121	123	95	95	95	93	93	93	91	68
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:03AM1.08m				10:02PM1.64m				10:55AM1.08m				10:52PM1.57m				11:47AM1.09m				11:43PM1.46m
Low Tide		3:30PM0.34m					4:56AM0.09m				4:26PM0.37m				5:45AM0.13m				5:24PM0.41m				6:33AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	4:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	20	19	18	17	17	17	20	20	19	17	17	16	16	17	20	17	16	17	16	15	13	16
Feels °C	20	21	18	17	16	15	15	15	18	18	17	14	14	13	13	14	16	13	12	13	12	11	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
kJ	74	90	94	96	96	100	78	106	106	106	110	119	121	133	121	123	95	95	95	93	93	93	91	68
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	57	55	50	48	31	32	31	28	16	16	16	8	6	9	21	22	24	23	22	21	21	18	43	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	—	—	SE 5	—	—	SE 6	S 12	S 12	—	S 11	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	—	S 9	S 9	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 10	S 10
kJ	3	—	—	1	—	—	1	3	3	—	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	6	6	31	27	51	17	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	NW 2	NW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	NW 2	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	WNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3
kJ	—	—	1	4	4	—	1	1	1	1	—	1	3	4	1	4	16	16	8	3	3	5	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	9	9	9	0	9
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