Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 180 | 239 | 180 | 181 | 220 | 176 | 103 | 97 | 280 | 286 | 269 | 244 | 192 | 215 | 138 | 56 | 177 | 244 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.25m | 6:33AM1.08m | 6:28PM1.32m | 7:06AM1.20m | 7:09PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.44m | 00:19AM0.23m | 12:10PM0.36m | 00:53AM0.18m | 12:54PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 144 | 62 | 44 | 54 | 54 | 154 | 128 | 103 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 161 | 139 | 118 | 77 | 60 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 87 | 75 | 46 | 51 | 30 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | — | S 20 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | E 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 83 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 249 | 180 | 239 | 180 | 181 | 220 | 176 | 82 | 97 | 280 | 286 | 269 | 244 | 192 | 215 | 138 | 56 | 177 | 244 | 276 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 127 | 124 | 142 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 751 | 567 | 306 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 9 | 143 | 0 |
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