Redhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Redhead sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.1° 

Redhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Redhead today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 12PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
6
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
E
9
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
7
18
18
7
7
4
7
7
7
17
7
11
20
16
11
9
9
8
10
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
25
ENE
25
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
10
N
25
NNW
30
WNW
15
NNW
30
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:17PM1.27m
2:04AM0.84m
2:32PM1.27m
3:42AM0.82m
3:54PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.37m
8:17PM0.34m
7:43AM0.43m
9:43PM0.32m
9:01AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
18
17
18
17
15
14
20
27
29
24
22
20
17
15
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
12
15
14
13
12
15
14
12
10
15
24
24
18
20
15
11
9
12
14
14
16
14
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