Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 98 | 19 | 29 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.38m | 8:46AM1.42m | 9:05PM1.34m | 9:25AM1.47m | 9:46PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.22m | 2:31AM0.17m | 2:59PM0.17m | 3:07AM0.18m | 3:45PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 873 | 687 | 555 | 452 | 394 | 313 | 249 | 207 | 147 | 98 | 84 | 64 | 39 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 19 | 29 | 35 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | S 20 | E 12 | E 11 | S 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 45 | 36 | — | — | 28 | 56 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 820 | 820 | 124 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 69 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 58 | 827 | 259 | 35 | 46 |
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