Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 11 | 26 | 85 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:05PM1.34m | 9:25AM1.47m | 9:46PM1.27m | 10:02AM1.49m | 10:26PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.17m | 3:07AM0.18m | 3:45PM0.16m | 3:42AM0.21m | 4:29PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 123 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 47 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 40 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | S 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 11 | 49 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 74 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 54 | 827 | 212 | 106 | 73 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 85 | 43 | 69 | 9 | 32 |
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