Redhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Issued: 3 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Redhead sea temperature is
19.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
11
11
10
5
14
30
27
11
11
22
21
21
12
5
30
13
13
13
15
16
16
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:34AM1.03m
10:22PM1.43m
11:12AM1.06m
11:01PM1.39m
11:53AM1.09m
11:43PM1.32m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.39m
5:09AM0.15m
4:44PM0.41m
5:46AM0.18m
5:34PM0.44m
6:25AM0.22m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
15
13
11
10
10
11
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
14
11
9
7
6
6
7
8
13
11
12
14
12
9
8
8
9
9
8
9
8
10
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
5
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.6
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
16
Energy kJ
12
12
12
6
33
37
37
250
272
177
162
152
113
99
21
12
5
30
13
13
13
15
146
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
8
0.4
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
10
10
2
11
11
5
29
5
30
27
11
5
45
21
3
2
16
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
11
3
3
11
10
5
14
5
5
5
11
22
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
6
3
5
5
3
3
1
3
13
235
1102
1633
1641
1347
1203
2092
1636
1163
1090
969
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
2
Distance (km)
108
176
79
79
10
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
32
137
137
3
302
292
345
345
281
137
248
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
9
8
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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