Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE 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 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 3 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 166 | 79 | 62 | 58 | 28 | 79 | 170 | 68 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07AM0.85m | 1:53PM1.11m | 2:10AM0.75m | 2:56PM1.09m | 3:39AM0.70m | 4:02PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.37m | 8:46PM0.45m | 7:56AM0.43m | 10:07PM0.44m | 8:53AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 162 | 166 | 79 | 62 | 58 | 26 | 6 | 81 | 68 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | S 13 | SE 7 | S 12 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | S 11 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | S 6 | E 10 | E 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | E 6 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 43 | 60 | — | — | 26 | 28 | 79 | 170 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 85 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 186 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 306 | 306 | 176 |
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