Redhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Redhead sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.0° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 3AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
96
86
86
71
107
78
48
40
28
28
15
14
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
E
25
ENE
15
NE
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
SE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:40AM0.81m
1:03PM1.13m
1:46AM0.74m
2:01PM1.10m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.39m
6:21AM0.45m
8:11PM0.43m
7:12AM0.51m
9:21PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
16
20
18
19
19
18
17
16
23
25
26
26
24
Feels °C
14
12
11
10
8
14
17
13
15
15
14
12
11
19
20
21
23
21
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