Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 13s 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 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 3 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:45PM1.20m | 5:19AM0.77m | 5:35PM1.24m | 6:16AM0.79m | 6:18PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.40m | 10:29AM0.41m | 00:33AM0.33m | 11:21AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 383 | 392 | 270 | 1070 | 1640 | 1419 | 957 | 773 | 533 | 434 | 296 | 319 | 338 | 485 | 651 | 721 | 683 | 633 | 500 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 314 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 19 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | SW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 32 |
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