Redhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Redhead sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.9° 

Redhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Redhead today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 6AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
S
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
1.3
S
6
0.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
6
26
18
12
24
0
8
33
124
150
189
61
213
127
107
89
69
69
63
48
49
110
35
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
25
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:58AM0.79m
5:45PM1.21m
6:36AM0.87m
6:25PM1.28m
7:10AM0.96m
7:03PM1.34m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.32m
10:56AM0.44m
00:36AM0.25m
11:49AM0.39m
1:08AM0.18m
12:34PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
13
16
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
19
22
21
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
15
16
Feels °C
14
13
11
14
16
14
14
15
15
13
13
16
20
20
16
14
16
15
14
16
14
11
12
13
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