Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 147 | 75 | 30 | 41 | 91 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:42PM1.07m | 11:46AM1.55m | 00:41AM1.01m | 12:42PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.18m | 5:12AM0.39m | 6:45PM0.22m | 6:07AM0.46m | 7:48PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 514 | 524 | 687 | 663 | 584 | 440 | 377 | 313 | 265 | 205 | 222 | 469 | 350 | 263 | 235 | 171 | 116 | 41 | 50 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 203 | 211 | 341 | 333 | 312 | 243 | 181 | 163 | 142 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 82 | 80 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 2 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 45 | 89 | 147 | 75 | — | 1 | 91 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 428 | 209 | 84 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 69 | 69 | 306 | 69 | 69 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 599 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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