Redhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Redhead sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
E
3
0.9
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
4
0.8
SSE
14
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
11
1.2
ENE
6
1.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
7
6
12
19
11
27
6
6
20
15
11
9
44
0
120
183
41
36
26
59
0
0
216
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
25
ENE
40
NE
30
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM1.47m
9:58PM1.22m
10:14AM1.47m
10:46PM1.12m
11:01AM1.44m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.19m
3:56PM0.15m
3:51AM0.24m
4:49PM0.19m
4:32AM0.32m
5:48PM0.24m
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
16
16
18
18
17
17
15
14
13
12
19
21
21
19
19
20
19
20
25
27
25
22
22
Feels °C
14
13
14
16
13
12
12
10
11
10
9
16
15
13
14
16
16
15
16
22
22
19
17
19
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