Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 3AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 21s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 772 | 9 | 533 | 463 | 389 | 292 | 249 | 187 | 159 | 132 | 127 | 82 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:36PM1.35m | 11:15AM1.19m | 11:18PM1.26m | 11:58AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.27m | 5:06AM0.13m | 5:13PM0.30m | 5:43AM0.19m | 6:08PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 772 | 578 | 533 | 463 | 389 | 292 | 249 | 187 | 159 | 132 | 127 | 82 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | E 15 | S 19 | S 19 | E 15 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | S 20 | E 15 | E 15 | S 19 | SE 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 87 | 87 | 86 |
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