Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 103 | 133 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39AM1.44m | 7:59PM1.23m | 8:19AM1.51m | 8:43PM1.19m | 8:58AM1.54m | 9:25PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.28m | 1:59PM0.28m | 1:51AM0.28m | 2:47PM0.24m | 2:28AM0.29m | 3:32PM0.22m | 3:05AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | 7:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 121 | 75 | 73 | 52 | 37 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 2122 | 2584 | 2947 | 8 | 3554 | 3124 | 2630 | 2041 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 18 | NE 5 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | E 9 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | 103 | 133 | 573 | 1116 | 1367 | 1457 | 1852 | 2062 | 1914 | 1956 | 1902 | 1787 | 1902 | 2938 | 3513 | 4059 | 3798 | 4693 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 711 | 104 | 253 | 281 | 186 | 519 | 428 | 750 | 750 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 80 | 80 | 223 | 467 | 567 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 9 |
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