Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 147 | 151 | 284 | 1034 | 359 | 266 | 232 | 185 | 124 | 94 | 64 | 44 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 67 | 17 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.45m | 8:25PM1.31m | 8:45AM1.53m | 9:11PM1.28m | 9:26AM1.59m | 9:59PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.24m | 2:21AM0.23m | 3:08PM0.18m | 3:00AM0.25m | 3:58PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 144 | 147 | 151 | — | 358 | 359 | 266 | 232 | 185 | 124 | 94 | 64 | 549 | 506 | 412 | 363 | 340 | 318 | 257 | 169 | 133 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | E 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 44 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | — | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 284 | 1034 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 20 | 83 | 262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 17 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 214 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 3 | 32 | 69 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 125 | 306 | 42 | 9 |
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