Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 99 | 147 | 132 | 163 | 154 | 157 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 158 | 64 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:41AM0.91m | 4:35PM1.32m | 5:52AM1.00m | 5:47PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.31m | 9:56AM0.51m | 11:35PM0.27m | 11:16AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 78 | 99 | 147 | 132 | 163 | 154 | 157 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | E 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 102 | 104 | 78 | 55 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 12 | E 18 | E 17 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 3 |
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