Redhead Surf Break

Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Issued: 3 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Redhead sea temperature is
19.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
40
28
27
10
8
8
13
12
12
12
11
11
7
5
14
30
27
11
11
23
21
21
12
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
20
S
35
S
35
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:45PM1.46m
10:34AM1.03m
10:22PM1.43m
11:12AM1.06m
11:01PM1.39m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.37m
4:34AM0.13m
4:00PM0.39m
5:09AM0.15m
4:44PM0.41m
5:46AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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—
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6:56
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—
—
—
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6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
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6:56
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4:57
—
—
—
—
—
—
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4:57
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—
—
—
—
—
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4:58
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4:58
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
Temp °C
21
21
19
16
15
14
14
15
19
18
15
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
17
17
17
13
11
9
9
9
13
11
9
7
7
6
7
8
10
11
13
13
12
11
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.5
S
12
1
S
11
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
38
40
28
27
10
5
8
13
12
12
12
20
22
36
52
236
278
118
134
126
112
65
253
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
13
0.5
S
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
21
21
8
8
8
8
7
3
9
10
2
11
11
6
52
5
30
73
6
10
22
21
21
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSE
17
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Energy kJ
3
3
6
2
3
3
3
2
1
11
3
2
11
7
5
14
5
27
11
11
23
6
58
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Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
S
8
1.3
SSE
6
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
4
6
6
6
7
3
5
2
1
3
1
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—
—
—
—
108
130
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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1
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1
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Distance (km)
0
0
9
20
43
21
54
85
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52
10
81
9
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
32
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
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2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
7
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5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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