Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 5 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 59 | 50 | 30 | 26 | 128 | 36 | 52 | 124 | 81 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05AM0.73m | 4:58PM1.15m | 5:58AM0.79m | 5:45PM1.21m | 6:36AM0.87m | 6:25PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.46m | 00:00AM0.32m | 10:56AM0.44m | 00:36AM0.25m | 11:49AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 166 | 262 | 254 | 194 | 104 | 169 | 231 | 167 | 161 | 125 | 90 | 89 | 64 | 67 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 52 | 61 | 81 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 23 | 53 | 112 | 166 | 80 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 70 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 18 | NE 9 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | E 13 | — | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 20 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 39 | 48 | — | 22 | 59 | 50 | 89 | 89 | 128 | — | — | 124 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 264 | 264 | 160 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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