Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s 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-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 34 | 47 | 45 | 60 | 61 | 78 | 108 | 108 | 82 | 82 | 176 | 4 | 271 | 733 | 337 | 232 | 129 | 100 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.31m | 5:07AM0.85m | 5:20PM1.39m | 6:17AM0.91m | 6:21PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.29m | 10:24AM0.37m | 00:19AM0.19m | 11:34AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 60 | 61 | 78 | 108 | 108 | 82 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 404 | 337 | 232 | 129 | 100 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 | E 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | S 6 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 176 | 154 | 271 | 733 | 20 | 29 | 68 | 63 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 345 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 306 | 306 | 599 | 0 | 119 | 86 | 68 | 86 | 69 |
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