Redhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Redhead sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Redhead today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.3
ENE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
14
16
16
75
19
424
452
476
456
365
365
357
321
314
255
215
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:32AM0.90m
12:36PM1.28m
1:24AM0.84m
1:20PM1.21m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.32m
6:01AM0.47m
7:39PM0.37m
6:43AM0.54m
8:33PM0.40m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
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