Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 7PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | NE 5 | N 3 | S 5 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 131 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.09m | 4:38AM0.79m | 4:08PM1.12m | 5:25AM0.87m | 5:01PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.39m | 9:25AM0.55m | 11:08PM0.34m | 10:29AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | N 3 | N 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 102 | 66 | 50 | 174 | 172 | 33 | 52 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 75 | 1152 | 1108 | 669 | 380 | 157 | 382 | 284 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | E 11 | NE 5 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 19 |
| kJ | 69 | 110 | 180 | 19 | 36 | 99 | 53 | 25 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 22 | 43 | 101 | 37 | 34 | 54 | 182 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 223 | 124 | 237 | 426 | 1476 | — | — | — | 307 | 102 | 131 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 69 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 306 | 186 | 322 | 441 | 281 | 137 | 167 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 69 |
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