Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 156 | 111 | 120 | 116 | 141 | 226 | 245 | 215 | 186 | 215 | 208 | 261 | 327 | 245 | 197 | 152 | 139 | 126 | 369 | 462 | 328 | 387 | 593 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:34AM0.99m | 5:08PM1.19m | 6:14AM1.10m | 6:01PM1.24m | 6:51AM1.22m | 6:51PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.36m | 10:55AM0.58m | 11:46PM0.33m | 11:52AM0.50m | 00:26AM0.29m | 12:43PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 15 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 94 | 111 | 120 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 186 | 226 | 3 | 4 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | S 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 156 | — | — | — | 141 | 226 | 245 | 215 | 186 | 215 | 208 | 261 | 327 | 245 | 197 | 152 | 139 | 126 | 369 | 462 | 328 | 387 | 593 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 324 | 341 | 168 | 142 | 69 | 69 | 167 | 259 | 824 | 306 | 205 | 142 | 142 | 79 | 142 | 259 | 422 | 347 | 306 | 42 |
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