Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Issued: 3 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Redhead sea temperature is

18.6°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (19 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).
	Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	SE 7	ENE 4	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	NE 5	NNW 3	S 5	SSE 6	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	78	60	40	28	28	14	14	14	2	6	4	5	4	2	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	61	130	2
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WNW	W	SE	ENE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	on	on
High Tide		1:46AM0.74m				2:01PM1.10m				3:17AM0.73m				3:06PM1.09m					4:38AM0.79m				4:08PM1.12m
Low Tide				7:12AM0.51m				9:21PM0.43m				8:16AM0.55m					10:22PM0.39m			9:25AM0.55m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	23	26	26	25	22	21	20	19	22	29	31	29	27	22	19	20	27	19	17	16	16
Feels °C	12	11	10	19	21	21	21	18	18	17	15	17	25	26	24	22	16	13	14	21	12	13	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 8	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 10	S 11	S 11	NE 5	S 12	S 12
kJ	134	104	81	87	65	61	58	41	41	42	47	79	100	68	50	243	172	100	51	79	112	1	106	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 8	S 11	S 10	SSE 17	SSE 16	NNW 3	E 11	E 5	NE 5
kJ	78	60	40	28	28	14	14	14	30	30	30	30	69	112	182	19	36	52	54	25	2	2	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 17	S 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 18	SSE 18	SE 7	ESE 8	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	SE 7	ENE 4	S 11	S 7	S 7	S 6	NE 5	NE 5	—	E 11	E 11
kJ	144	144	151	99	91	57	60	30	2	6	4	5	4	2	6	39	17	15	7	1	1	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2	WNW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 7
kJ	1	2	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	5	5	2	61	130	240
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	3	9	9	3	3	69	9	3	3	3	9	9	9	69	3	3	9	9	9	9	53	519	253	32
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1			3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	1	2	2	2	6	6	5	5	5	4	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	4	9	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	8

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