Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s 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 03:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 124 | 150 | 189 | 61 | 213 | 127 | 107 | 89 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 48 | 49 | 110 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:58AM0.79m | 5:45PM1.21m | 6:36AM0.87m | 6:25PM1.28m | 7:10AM0.96m | 7:03PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.32m | 10:56AM0.44m | 00:36AM0.25m | 11:49AM0.39m | 1:08AM0.18m | 12:34PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 231 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 118 | 89 | 64 | 65 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 83 | 127 | 107 | 89 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 66 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 32 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | — | W 2 | — | S 4 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 26 | 32 | 46 | 12 | 24 | 74 | 55 | 68 | 124 | 150 | 189 | — | 213 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 29 | 110 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 9 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 264 | 264 | 160 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
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