Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Redhead sea temperature is

18.9°C

Redhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Redhead today (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	4s
Evening (02 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 4	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	173	72	42	43	43	25	186	91	78	64	58	43	42	54	0	85	507	270	163	116	122	76	112	109
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NNE	ESE	E	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	NW	S	S	S	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	11:40PM1.01m				11:55AM1.40m				00:47AM0.92m				12:59PM1.35m					3:10AM0.88m				2:15PM1.31m
Low Tide			5:20AM0.39m				6:55PM0.29m				6:19AM0.46m					8:10PM0.32m				7:33AM0.51m				9:27PM0.31m


	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	25	21	20	20	19	18	18	19	18	17	19	19	19	18	15	15	19	19	17	18	17
Feels °C	17	17	16	21	19	20	21	18	17	18	19	19	16	17	18	16	18	14	14	17	15	13	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 10	S 9	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 5	S 17	S 16	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 7
kJ	93	72	42	43	7	7	53	91	78	64	58	43	42	2	22	20	153	270	163	116	122	76	112	87
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 15	S 14	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 17	S 5	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 8	S 8	ENE 8
kJ	18	17	17	7	4	4	7	6	6	2	2	5	2	24	2	1	13	38	39	39	39	24	72	109
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	—	—	S 14	S 15	—	S 5	S 9	—	S 9	S 9	—	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14
kJ	—	—	4	4	4	—	—	4	4	—	2	2	—	2	2	—	18	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 4	NE 6	S 3	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 6	NE 7	—	—	WNW 2	—	SE 4	—	—
kJ	173	—	—	—	43	25	186	5	9	7	—	—	—	54	39	85	507	—	—	1	—	17	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	9	0	9	9	127	111	0	3	3	3	3	3	68	35	142	42	0	0	0	3	13	467	13	3
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