Redhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Redhead sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.2° 

Redhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Redhead today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.5
NE
6
0.9
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.5
E
3
0.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
166
79
62
58
28
79
170
68
30
29
20
13
13
7
7
7
4
4
4
3
6
4
3
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07AM0.85m
1:53PM1.11m
2:10AM0.75m
2:56PM1.09m
3:39AM0.70m
4:02PM1.11m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.37m
8:46PM0.45m
7:56AM0.43m
10:07PM0.44m
8:53AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
20
19
21
19
18
17
16
17
18
18
14
14
14
14
14
14
17
18
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
11
13
17
14
17
16
15
14
13
13
14
13
10
12
11
12
12
13
17
16
13
15
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