
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 257 | 0 | 2211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:01PM1.39m | 11:53AM1.09m | 11:43PM1.32m | 12:38PM1.12m | 00:30AM1.23m | 1:27PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.41m | 5:46AM0.18m | 5:34PM0.44m | 6:25AM0.22m | 6:30PM0.46m | 7:07AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | — | — |
162 | 159 | 123 | 150 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 725 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1514 | 257 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — |
26 | 25 | 72 | 137 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 25 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | 894 | 2399 | 2235 | 1816 | 3774 | 2863 | 2204 | 1699 | 1440 | 1393 | 1299 | 1299 | 1339 | 1293 | 1320 | 1461 | 1944 | 1490 | 2047 | 2211 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 137 | 137 | 84 | 253 | 337 | 409 | 253 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 248 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
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