Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 33 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.30m | 10:15PM1.29m | 10:41AM1.32m | 10:58PM1.18m | 11:25AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.11m | 4:08PM0.18m | 4:26AM0.16m | 4:57PM0.21m | 5:04AM0.23m | 5:53PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 162 | 168 | 164 | 153 | 116 | 111 | 101 | 110 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 73 | 157 | 151 | 146 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 77 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 103 | 153 | 135 | 131 | 115 | 75 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 81 | 94 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 33 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 69 | 42 | 68 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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