Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:06PM1.08m | 11:18AM1.41m | 11:48PM0.99m | 11:56AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.21m | 4:51AM0.32m | 6:00PM0.27m | 5:25AM0.39m | 6:48PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 52 | 113 | 138 | 324 | 807 | 698 | 573 | 509 | 445 | 452 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | N 11 | S 17 | — | E 15 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 23 | — | 4 | 12 | 209 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | N 11 | — | N 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 135 | 212 | 571 | 725 | 979 | 1106 | 987 | 736 | 535 | 416 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 119 | 302 | 296 | 302 | 248 | 209 | 253 | 248 | 137 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 248 | 69 | 69 |
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