Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 58 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 73 | 70 | 93 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 121 | 121 | 158 | 158 | 177 | 204 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.59m | 10:32AM1.14m | 10:35PM1.50m | 11:18AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.23m | 4:32AM0.03m | 4:16PM0.25m | 5:14AM0.08m | 5:08PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 507 | 373 | 314 | 228 | 159 | 104 | 78 | 73 | 53 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 43 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 5 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 58 | 53 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 9 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 | SSE 21 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 44 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 675 | — | — | 53 | 53 | 73 | 70 | 93 | 102 | — | — | — | — | 121 | 121 | 158 | 158 | 177 | 204 | 245 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 78 | 78 | 167 | 84 | 84 |
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