Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (12 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 12AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SE 19 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 19 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 13 | ENE 5 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 13 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28PM1.46m | 8:53AM1.34m | 9:09PM1.39m | 9:32AM1.37m | 9:49PM1.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.07m | 2:59PM0.12m | 3:22AM0.10m | 3:45PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 352 | 307 | 307 | 266 | 254 | 181 | 361 | 268 | 233 | 170 | 160 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 118 | 143 | 138 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 34 | 69 | 120 | 81 | 136 | 182 | 120 | 146 | 131 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 29 | 13 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 19 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 13 | ENE 13 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 207 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 124 | 109 | 61 | 13 | 17 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 97 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 69 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 275 | 409 |
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