Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 7PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | E 13 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.43m | 8:50AM1.02m | 8:44PM1.45m | 9:24AM1.08m | 9:20PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.30m | 2:51AM0.09m | 2:18PM0.28m | 3:23AM0.07m | 2:59PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | S 8 | S 16 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 66 | 599 | 687 | 539 | 417 | 359 | 651 | 764 | 723 | 586 | 563 | 552 | 550 | 602 | 602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 16 | SE 6 | S 16 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 13 | S 16 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 161 | 113 | 1450 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 755 | — | 804 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 186 | 345 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 3 |
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