Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 15 | 14 | 172 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.32m | 11:09PM1.03m | 11:31AM1.26m | 11:51PM0.91m | 12:14PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.26m | 5:05AM0.30m | 6:09PM0.33m | 5:41AM0.38m | 7:06PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2238 | 1739 | 1368 | 1021 | 809 | 645 | 488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 6 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 15 | 14 | 172 | 763 | 1531 | 1726 | 1765 | 2299 | 2632 | 2210 | 2184 | 2291 | 2918 | 2363 | 1773 | 1380 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 1378 | 137 | 248 | 248 | 281 | 253 | 750 | 819 | 819 | 477 | 337 | 84 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 9 |
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