Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1291 | 1146 | 669 | 722 | 710 | 886 | 869 | 809 | 673 | 602 | 640 | 566 | 502 | 414 | 414 | 432 | 569 | 580 | 520 | 469 | 373 | 314 | 235 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.21m | 2:29AM1.04m | 3:25PM1.28m | 3:45AM0.97m | 4:29PM1.36m | 5:06AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.46m | 8:44AM0.34m | 9:59PM0.42m | 9:40AM0.35m | 11:16PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1291 | 1146 | 800 | 661 | 710 | 886 | 869 | 809 | 673 | 602 | 640 | 566 | 502 | 414 | 414 | 432 | 569 | 580 | 520 | 469 | 373 | 314 | 235 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 20 | S 21 | S 19 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 232 | 269 | 669 | 722 | 492 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 114 | 181 | 176 | 156 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 105 | 142 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 23 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 904 | 807 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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