Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Redhead today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 21s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | SE 22 | SE 21 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 18 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:44PM1.49m | 8:15AM1.28m | 8:28PM1.46m | 8:53AM1.34m | 9:09PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.18m | 2:09AM0.06m | 2:13PM0.13m | 2:46AM0.07m | 2:59PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 169 | 180 | 878 | 736 | 752 | 710 | 627 | 481 | 409 | 352 | 344 | 307 | 266 | 254 | 220 | 220 | 320 | 245 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 22 | SE 21 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 21 |
| kJ | 103 | 23 | 16 | 133 | 126 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 69 | 120 | 207 | 137 | 182 | 95 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | S 21 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 757 | 752 | 843 | 1258 | — | 1066 | 989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 3 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 259 | 69 | 9 |
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