Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 7PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s 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 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 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) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 319 | 265 | 199 | 194 | 158 | 79 | 64 | 58 | 36 | 151 | 86 | 56 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:58PM1.15m | 1:07AM0.85m | 1:53PM1.11m | 2:10AM0.75m | 2:56PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.41m | 7:08AM0.37m | 8:46PM0.45m | 7:56AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 81 | 14 | 265 | 199 | 194 | 158 | 79 | 64 | 58 | 23 | 84 | 86 | 56 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | S 13 | E 8 | SE 7 | S 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 88 | — | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | 319 | 48 | 52 | 47 | 68 | — | 36 | 30 | 36 | 151 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 358 | 42 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 134 | 103 | 176 | 103 |
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