Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 77 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:58PM1.18m | 11:25AM1.31m | 11:47PM1.06m | 12:16PM1.29m | 00:46AM0.93m | 1:17PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.23m | 5:53PM0.26m | 5:47AM0.30m | 6:59PM0.31m | 6:38AM0.37m | 8:17PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 102 | 100 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 27 | 86 | 165 | 116 | 51 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | W 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 20 | ENE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 20 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 7 | E 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 77 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 42 | 9 |
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