Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 165 | 226 | 181 | 222 | 154 | 196 | 100 | 66 | 155 | 163 | 227 | 180 | 74 | 67 | 183 | 160 | 128 | 332 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.32m | 7:06AM1.20m | 7:09PM1.37m | 7:40AM1.30m | 7:50PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.36m | 00:53AM0.18m | 12:54PM0.28m | 1:27AM0.15m | 1:38PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 51 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 135 | 92 | 73 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 145 | 105 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 61 | 1 | 162 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 109 | 165 | 226 | 181 | 222 | 154 | 196 | 100 | 66 | 155 | 163 | 227 | 180 | — | — | 183 | 160 | 128 | 332 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 820 | 567 | 409 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 214 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 150 | 21 | 0 |
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