Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 6PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 120 | 144 | 127 | 127 | 146 | 157 | 122 | 98 | 92 | 88 | 214 | 225 | 199 | 169 | 137 | 68 | 64 | 51 | 50 | 65 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.19m | 00:18AM0.98m | 12:58PM1.15m | 1:07AM0.85m | 1:53PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.23m | 6:34PM0.35m | 6:28AM0.31m | 7:34PM0.41m | 7:08AM0.37m | 8:46PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 117 | 34 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 146 | 125 | 122 | 98 | 86 | 81 | 214 | 225 | 199 | 169 | 137 | 68 | 64 | 51 | 50 | 8 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 65 | 85 | 85 | 109 | 97 | 92 | 88 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 15 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 15 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | — | S 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | — | — | 4 | — | 10 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | ENE 3 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 120 | 144 | 127 | 127 | — | 157 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 48 | 38 | — | 23 | 2 | 65 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 125 | 259 | 125 | 106 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 306 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 9 | 0 |
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