Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 39 | 92 | 184 | 68 | 43 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:53PM1.11m | 2:10AM0.75m | 2:56PM1.09m | 3:39AM0.70m | 4:02PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.45m | 7:56AM0.43m | 10:07PM0.44m | 8:53AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 33 | 6 | 81 | 68 | 43 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | S 11 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 92 | 184 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 143 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 200 | 253 | 306 | 84 | 54 |
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