Redhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Redhead sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 4AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
9
9
9
9
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
NW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
SW
25
S
20
SSE
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
E
25
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:42AM0.82m
3:54PM1.30m
5:07AM0.88m
5:07PM1.36m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.32m
9:01AM0.44m
11:00PM0.26m
10:21AM0.41m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
23
22
19
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
18
20
18
13
8
12
12
14
12
14
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
12
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