Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 137 | 14 | 14 | 65 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:55PM1.42m | 9:25AM1.27m | 9:34PM1.37m | 10:01AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.08m | 3:23PM0.17m | 3:51AM0.11m | 4:08PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 261 | 211 | 192 | 161 | 137 | 93 | 97 | 162 | 190 | 162 | 158 | 160 | 153 | 150 | 113 | 112 | 99 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 145 | 102 | 84 | 61 | 65 | 113 | 94 | 14 | 23 | 62 | 102 | 153 | 137 | 131 | 115 | 75 | 85 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 69 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 69 | 42 | 68 | 9 |
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