Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 36 | 54 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.38m | 8:46AM1.42m | 9:05PM1.34m | 9:25AM1.47m | 9:46PM1.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.17m | 2:59PM0.17m | 3:07AM0.18m | 3:45PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 555 | 452 | 394 | 255 | 216 | 161 | 123 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 36 | 54 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 34 | 28 | 52 | 46 | — | 27 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | 2 | 9 | 12 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 54 | 827 | 212 | 106 | 43 |
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