Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 39 | 39 | 59 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 3:47PM1.16m | 4:05AM0.78m | 4:45PM1.20m | 5:19AM0.77m | 5:35PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.45m | 9:36AM0.40m | 11:43PM0.40m | 10:29AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 131 | 398 | 400 | 417 | 474 | 392 | 988 | 1422 | 1245 | 827 | 655 | 451 | 367 | 290 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 208 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 67 | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 59 | 143 | 255 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 32 | 53 | 78 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
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