Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (05 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 118 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 240 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.28m | 6:58AM1.35m | 7:12PM1.26m | 7:39AM1.44m | 7:59PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.42m | 00:32AM0.29m | 1:07PM0.35m | 1:13AM0.28m | 1:59PM0.28m | 1:51AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | 7:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 10 | 26 | 441 | 566 | 588 | 521 | 404 | 339 | 306 | 186 | 124 | 96 | 73 | 55 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | E 14 | E 8 | E 9 | E 14 | E 13 | S 16 | ENE 3 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 118 | 324 | 649 | 856 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 14 | 16 | 30 | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 240 | 547 | 919 | 1080 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 423 | 463 | 248 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 428 | 69 | 124 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 42 | 176 | 189 | 78 | 80 |
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