Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Redhead today (18 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (18 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 18						Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sun 21
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	78	106	106	106	110	119	121	121	121	123	95	95	95	93	91	91	91	68	61	61	59	59	59	59
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide			10:55AM1.08m				10:52PM1.57m				11:47AM1.09m				11:43PM1.46m				12:41PM1.10m				00:35AM1.34m
Low Tide	4:56AM0.09m				4:26PM0.37m				5:45AM0.13m				5:24PM0.41m				6:33AM0.18m				6:24PM0.45m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54
	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	4:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	17	19	17	17	15	13	13	13	14	17	18	17	16	14	13
Feels °C	15	15	18	18	16	15	14	13	13	13	14	12	13	11	8	9	9	10	12	13	13	12	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	78	106	106	106	110	119	121	121	121	123	95	95	95	93	91	91	91	68	61	61	59	59	59	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	31	28	16	16	16	8	6	9	21	22	24	23	22	21	20	18	43	70	37	35	30	27	25	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	S 12	S 12	—	S 11	—	S 11	W 3	—	—	—	S 19	S 9	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	1	3	3	—	2	—	2	1	—	—	—	7	6	31	27	51	17	16	6	6	6	11	2	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 3	—	NW 2	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3
kJ	1	1	1	1	—	1	2	1	1	3	21	16	15	8	6	5	4	4	5	5	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	0	9	0	9	0	9	9	0	9	0	0	9
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