Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 11 | SE 9 | E 4 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 972 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 237 | 22 | 194 | 7 | 102 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:25PM1.14m | 9:35AM1.55m | 10:07PM1.08m | 10:13AM1.52m | 10:49PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.22m | 3:05AM0.31m | 4:16PM0.21m | 3:41AM0.34m | 4:59PM0.23m | 4:17AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | 7:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 1782 | 1704 | 1626 | 1436 | 1436 | 1262 | 1082 | 999 | 972 | 674 | 541 | 457 | 448 | 376 | 282 | 237 | 182 | 194 | 129 | 102 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 10 | E 4 | E 10 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 12 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 6 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1773 | 2241 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 24 | 23 | 37 | — | — | — | 35 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 520 | 209 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 106 | 599 | 212 | 124 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 259 | 137 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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