Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 147 | 4 | 261 | 333 | 260 | 153 | 129 | 105 | 71 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 45 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.39m | 6:17AM0.91m | 6:21PM1.47m | 7:11AM0.99m | 7:14PM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.19m | 11:34AM0.33m | 1:12AM0.11m | 12:36PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 82 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 333 | 260 | 153 | 129 | 105 | 71 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 365 | 329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | E 14 | E 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 14 | S 6 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | — | S 14 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 32 | 45 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 147 | 149 | 261 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 32 | 62 | 54 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 176 | 599 | 633 | 69 | 86 | 214 | 86 | 155 | 176 | 119 | 73 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
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