Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 12AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:04AM0.84m | 2:32PM1.27m | 3:42AM0.82m | 3:54PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.34m | 7:43AM0.43m | 9:43PM0.32m | 9:01AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 95 | 64 | 61 | 41 | 27 | 96 | 62 | 58 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 20 | 70 | 74 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 50 | 64 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 53 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 7 | SSE 3 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 139 | 3 | 129 | 669 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 9 | 30 | 73 | 248 | 32 | 84 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Redhead surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest