Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 1PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 5 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 39 | 66 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 73 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 210 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14AM1.24m | 6:19PM1.28m | 6:58AM1.35m | 7:12PM1.26m | 7:39AM1.44m | 7:59PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.42m | 00:32AM0.29m | 1:07PM0.35m | 1:13AM0.28m | 1:59PM0.28m | 1:51AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | 7:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 26 | 430 | 539 | 537 | 435 | 393 | 347 | 240 | 153 | 118 | 94 | 73 | 54 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 999 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | S 18 | E 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | — | 6 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | E 14 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 13 | S 16 | ENE 4 | S 19 | S 18 | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 39 | 66 | 108 | 279 | 594 | 716 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 15 | 20 | 37 | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 210 | 546 | 829 | 1552 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 78 | 423 | 463 | 209 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 428 | 520 | 124 | 69 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 42 | 137 | 119 | 78 | 80 |
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