
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 8AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 7 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.02m | 8:44PM1.45m | 9:24AM1.08m | 9:20PM1.45m | 10:00AM1.13m | 9:57PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.09m | 2:18PM0.28m | 3:23AM0.07m | 2:59PM0.26m | 3:56AM0.07m | 3:41PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
70 | 84 | 651 | 724 | 492 | 427 | 359 | 327 | 750 | 696 | 575 | 500 | 490 | 539 | 577 | 577 | 565 | 495 | 440 | 400 | 344 | 359 | 326 | 333 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | SSE 12 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 220 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 97 | 211 | 362 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
166 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 786 | 753 | 815 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 24 |
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