Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s 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 glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.15m | 2:48AM0.85m | 3:47PM1.16m | 4:05AM0.78m | 4:45PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.34m | 9:19PM0.47m | 8:46AM0.38m | 10:37PM0.45m | 9:36AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 147 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 163 | 224 | 340 | 408 | 441 | 306 | 988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 299 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 13 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 2 | W 2 | W 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 126 | 261 | 528 | 683 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 30 | 119 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
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