Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 8 | 216 | 65 | 178 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 98 | 15 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:37PM1.39m | 8:08AM1.34m | 8:23PM1.38m | 8:46AM1.42m | 9:05PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.29m | 1:54AM0.18m | 2:12PM0.22m | 2:31AM0.17m | 2:59PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 25 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 474 | 413 | 371 | 216 | 360 | 368 | 800 | 890 | 799 | 687 | 500 | 411 | 394 | 320 | 249 | 211 | 123 | 98 | 67 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 5 | 152 | 65 | 178 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 13 | S 20 | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 15 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 28 | — | — | 56 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 820 | 69 | 69 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
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