Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 58 | 85 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 50 | 51 | 86 | 139 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:25PM1.28m | 7:10AM0.96m | 7:03PM1.34m | 7:43AM1.05m | 7:40PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.39m | 1:08AM0.18m | 12:34PM0.33m | 1:39AM0.13m | 1:17PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 58 | 85 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 214 | 265 | 402 | 404 | 356 | 311 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | — | — | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 86 | 139 | 184 | 218 | 303 | 417 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 173 | 189 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 3 |
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