Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 146 | 157 | 127 | 97 | 92 | 88 | 282 | 265 | 199 | 162 | 137 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 46 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:18AM0.98m | 12:58PM1.15m | 1:07AM0.85m | 1:53PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.35m | 6:28AM0.31m | 7:34PM0.41m | 7:08AM0.37m | 8:46PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 55 | 146 | 125 | 122 | 95 | 86 | 81 | 14 | 12 | 199 | 162 | 137 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 19 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 85 | 85 | 109 | 97 | 92 | 88 | — | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | E 12 | E 11 | — | S 14 | — | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 127 | — | 157 | 127 | — | — | — | 282 | 265 | 31 | 29 | 40 | — | — | — | 47 | 46 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 306 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 9 | 0 |
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