Redhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Redhead sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.1° 

Redhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Redhead today (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
31
21
18
18
10
10
6
6
10
34
13
33
34
47
69
0
296
124
181
295
89
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSE
10
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
30
ENE
40
NE
30
NE
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:45PM1.42m
3:03AM0.98m
2:55PM1.36m
4:19AM1.04m
4:09PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.52m
8:54PM0.29m
8:28AM0.55m
9:58PM0.30m
9:47AM0.54m
10:56PM0.30m
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Temp °C
20
21
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
18
25
23
23
21
19
Feels °C
19
19
17
18
17
19
17
18
20
19
17
17
18
16
18
16
16
24
19
18
18
15
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