Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 235 | 225 | 225 | 240 | 156 | 135 | 115 | 98 | 129 | 93 | 88 | 91 | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 149 | 97 | 86 | 108 | 127 | 121 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26AM0.81m | 2:10PM1.17m | 3:39AM0.83m | 3:08PM1.15m | 4:45AM0.90m | 4:09PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.60m | 9:27PM0.41m | 8:42AM0.63m | 10:19PM0.39m | 9:51AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 230 | 235 | 225 | 225 | 240 | 156 | 135 | 115 | 98 | 129 | 93 | 88 | 15 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 84 | 97 | 86 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | — | E 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 22 | — | — | 91 | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 149 | — | — | 108 | 127 | 121 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 124 | 428 | 124 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 422 | 428 | 306 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 345 | 306 | 42 | 42 |
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