Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 6AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 101 | 130 | 150 | 100 | 114 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 56 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19AM1.04m | 4:09PM1.32m | 5:22AM1.13m | 5:19PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.30m | 9:47AM0.54m | 10:56PM0.30m | 11:03AM0.49m | 11:47PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | 7:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | E 5 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 102 | 100 | 114 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 56 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | E 12 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 21 | 28 | 32 | 86 | 46 | 20 | 35 | 101 | 130 | 150 | — | 5 | 17 | 43 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 9 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 134 | 200 | 155 | 32 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 173 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
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