Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | S 5 | E 10 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.53m | 7:19AM0.99m | 7:23PM1.60m | 8:12AM1.03m | 8:14PM1.64m | 9:00AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.15m | 12:40PM0.30m | 2:16AM0.07m | 1:37PM0.26m | 3:03AM0.03m | 2:31PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 5 | S 11 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 71 | 214 | 767 | 834 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 37 | 149 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 143 | 392 | 1154 | 1144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 119 | 87 | 87 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 86 | 86 | 427 | 186 | 186 | 638 | 186 | 409 | 186 | 54 | 54 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 3 |
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