Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 2AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 4 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 130 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 94 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:19PM1.29m | 6:14AM1.24m | 6:19PM1.28m | 6:58AM1.35m | 7:12PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.30m | 12:10PM0.42m | 00:32AM0.29m | 1:07PM0.35m | 1:13AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | 7:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 26 | 464 | 621 | 593 | 455 | 324 | 228 | 157 | 131 | 99 | 75 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 9 | — | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | W 2 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 26 | 130 | 190 | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 94 | 25 | 22 | 77 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 84 | 423 | 463 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 428 | 520 | 124 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
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