Redhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Redhead sea temperature is
21.0°C
1.2° 

Redhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Redhead today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 3AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
E
7
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
10
6
26
10
3
23
13
25
31
27
2
2
124
68
182
141
105
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
40
ENE
30
NE
15
N
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
3:03AM0.98m
2:55PM1.36m
4:19AM1.04m
4:09PM1.32m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.29m
8:28AM0.55m
9:58PM0.30m
9:47AM0.54m
10:56PM0.30m
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Temp °C
19
18
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18
18
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18
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22
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21
Feels °C
19
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22
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