Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SW 3 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 4 | S 10 | E 9 | NE 3 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 86 | 86 | 71 | 62 | 78 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:40AM0.81m | 1:03PM1.13m | 1:46AM0.74m | 2:01PM1.10m | 3:17AM0.73m | 3:06PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.45m | 8:11PM0.43m | 7:12AM0.51m | 9:21PM0.43m | 8:16AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 493 | 370 | 313 | 167 | 177 | 192 | 166 | 173 | 134 | 106 | 83 | 89 | 89 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 45 | 84 | 182 | 131 | 104 | 65 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 35 | 96 | 86 | 86 | 71 | 62 | 78 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 60 | 119 | 257 | 326 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | NE 3 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 62 | 61 | 102 | 11 | 144 | 144 | 151 | 99 | 91 | 57 | 60 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | E 9 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 69 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 69 | 9 | 3 |
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