Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 9 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 69 | 50 | 44 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.47m | 9:46PM1.27m | 10:02AM1.49m | 10:26PM1.18m | 10:40AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.16m | 3:42AM0.21m | 4:29PM0.17m | 4:17AM0.26m | 5:14PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 44 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 16 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 15 | S 6 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 31 | 9 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 69 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | 56 | 96 | 133 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 54 | 827 | 212 | 142 | 24 | 9 | 52 | 10 | 85 | 21 | 20 | 69 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
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