Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Issued: 3 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Redhead sea temperature is

18.8° C

Redhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Redhead today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Evening (19 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	10s

Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	463	843	828	798	663	637	648	687	639	639	639	595	573	495	424	353	346	290	284	240	235	196	157	123
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:20PM1.38m				12:05PM1.16m				00:05AM1.24m				12:54PM1.16m				00:53AM1.09m					1:47PM1.15m
Low Tide			5:55AM0.14m				6:03PM0.35m				6:36AM0.21m					7:01PM0.41m				7:17AM0.28m				8:06PM0.46m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	15	16	16	15
Feels °C	12	12	12	12	13	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	10	13	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	24	843	828	798	663	637	648	687	639	639	639	595	573	495	424	353	346	290	284	240	235	196	157	123
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	S 9	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 16	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	70	23	104	102	97	87	126	130	125	121	110	144	141	139	97	89	85	85	59	56	55	35	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	SSE 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	63	64	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	4	5	23	23	21	21	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ENE 4	ENE 5
kJ	463	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	17	24
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	54	100	100	84	84	13	13	32	32	30	0	9	42	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	153	42	42
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Rating (10 max)	2					3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2		2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Benkunqut Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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