Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 1PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 172 | 240 | 54 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 233 | 381 | 309 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 85 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.47m | 10:46PM1.12m | 11:01AM1.44m | 11:40PM1.01m | 11:55AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.19m | 4:32AM0.32m | 5:48PM0.24m | 5:20AM0.39m | 6:55PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 337 | 324 | 234 | 288 | 218 | 94 | 73 | 54 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 39 | 38 | 105 | 101 | 78 | 64 | 45 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 151 | 110 | 82 | — | — | 198 | 130 | 123 | 70 | 66 | 40 | — | — | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | — | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 51 | 40 | 10 | 48 | 119 | 172 | 240 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 71 | 233 | 381 | 309 | — | — | 45 | 48 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 201 | 150 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 173 | 30 | 3 | 3 |
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