Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 96 | 99 | 136 | 145 | 124 | 117 | 124 | 124 | 127 | 114 | 125 | 125 | 109 | 98 | 92 | 88 | 231 | 201 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.23m | 11:36PM1.12m | 12:11PM1.19m | 00:18AM0.98m | 12:58PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.28m | 5:50AM0.23m | 6:34PM0.35m | 6:28AM0.31m | 7:34PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 96 | 74 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 117 | 34 | 56 | 127 | 114 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 98 | 68 | 81 | 231 | 201 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 12 | ESE 15 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 80 | 78 | 48 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 21 | 55 | 55 | 85 | 85 | 109 | 97 | 92 | 88 | 14 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 53 | — | 10 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 65 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 99 | 136 | 145 | 124 | — | 124 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 173 | 124 | 106 | 42 | 69 | 86 | 168 | 253 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 205 | 42 | 9 |
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