Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 4AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 79 | 82 | 53 | 17 | 29 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:07PM1.36m | 6:06AM0.98m | 6:07PM1.43m | 6:53AM1.09m | 6:58PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.19m | 11:32AM0.34m | 00:48AM0.12m | 12:31PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 336 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 562 | 486 | 450 | 423 | 371 | 173 | 143 | 53 | 17 | 29 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | E 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | E 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 404 | 706 | 1055 | 1198 | 1131 | 808 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 196 | 619 | 1347 | 1914 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 119 | 223 | 137 | 84 | 137 | 167 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 520 | 567 | 345 | 281 |
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