Redhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Redhead sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.9° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 4AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.7
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.1
SE
18
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
7
30
26
20
8
17
12
28
13
18
12
18
15
39
46
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:02PM1.11m
5:05AM0.73m
4:58PM1.15m
5:58AM0.79m
5:45PM1.21m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.39m
9:56AM0.46m
00:00AM0.32m
10:56AM0.44m
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
13
15
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
11
13
16
13
15
15
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