Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | SSW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 64 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross |
High Tide | 4:05AM0.78m | 4:45PM1.20m | 5:19AM0.77m | 5:35PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.45m | 9:36AM0.40m | 11:43PM0.40m | 10:29AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 24 | 139 | 408 | 464 | 408 | 417 | 258 | 1021 | 1442 | 1264 | 957 | 686 | 526 | 375 | 296 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 299 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 66 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 7 | 64 | 152 | 262 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 78 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
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