Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 11PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 3 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | NE 5 | E 11 | S 5 | E 11 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.10m | 3:17AM0.73m | 3:06PM1.09m | 4:38AM0.79m | 4:08PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.43m | 8:16AM0.55m | 10:22PM0.39m | 9:25AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 65 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 43 | 82 | 102 | 90 | 50 | 174 | 172 | 33 | 52 | 79 | 112 | 1 | 73 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 69 | 110 | 180 | 19 | 36 | 99 | 53 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 3 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 91 | 57 | 60 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 90 | 198 | 335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 519 | 253 | 423 |
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