Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.40m | 8:16AM1.14m | 8:17PM1.42m | 8:50AM1.21m | 8:55PM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.08m | 1:58PM0.22m | 2:43AM0.07m | 2:40PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 340 | 304 | 269 | 225 | 730 | 679 | 572 | 478 | 380 | 318 | 312 | 258 | 264 | 312 | 402 | 474 | 464 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 76 | 220 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 36 | 60 | 54 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 209 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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