Surf Forecasts:
Redhead surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SE swell with 93 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Redhead this week:
The surf forecast for Redhead over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Redhead in the next 16 days are 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Redhead over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for this stretch of coast.
To be straight up with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty quiet. We've got a lot of small, weak days ahead with no real punch to the swell. The first bit of anything worth grabbing a board for is a solid week away, around Wednesday the 9th of September.
For the rest of this week and the start of next, it's ankle-snappers. Swell is tiny, mostly around 0.7 ft to 1 ft, and the energy is weak, often in the single digits or just over a hundred. The wind is a bit all over the place too. We get some nice glassy conditions on the morning of Friday the 4th and again on the morning of Friday the 11th, but with barely any wave to work with, it's more of a longboard cruise or a paddle than a surf.
The one period that gets a little more interesting is around Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th of September. We see a bit of a bump in swell, up to about 3 ft from the southeast, with the combined energy reaching 109 on the Wednesday afternoon. That's the most life we'll see in the water. But don't get too excited, because it's mostly onshore wind from the south, so it's going to be choppy and messy. That weak, short period swell (6-8 seconds) won't help either. It'll be a bit of a bumpy, lumpy mess, not really worth paddling out for unless you're desperate for any kind of movement.
After that, it drops right back off again. From Friday the 11th right through to the end of the outlook on Friday the 18th, we're back to tiny surf. You'll see some clean, offshore mornings on the 13th, 14th, and 16th of September, but the swell barely registers – 0.7 ft with combined energy as low as 2 or 3. It's a long stretch of flat to near-flat conditions.
Honestly, there's no standout break or session here. Redhead is a reliable reef, but it needs more than this to wake up. The water temperature is running at about 65°F, which is pretty standard for this time of year – nothing out of the ordinary.
So, what do we say? The whole 16-day window is a bit of a bust for decent waves. It's a quiet spell. These things happen. Keep an eye on the charts, because a blank run like this often doesn't last forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 93 | 66 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | on | off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:46AM0.93m | 1:17PM1.27m | 2:04AM0.84m | 2:32PM1.27m | 3:42AM0.82m | 3:54PM1.30m | 5:07AM0.88m | 5:07PM1.36m | 6:06AM0.98m | 6:07PM1.43m | 6:53AM1.09m | 6:58PM1.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.31m | 6:38AM0.37m | 8:17PM0.34m | 7:43AM0.43m | 9:43PM0.32m | 9:01AM0.44m | 11:00PM0.26m | 10:21AM0.41m | 00:00AM0.19m | 11:32AM0.34m | 00:48AM0.12m | 12:31PM0.25m | 1:30AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 5 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 11 | S 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | E 9 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 51 | 13 | 220 | 211 | 43 | 96 | 60 | 42 | 53 | 84 | 606 | 220 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 230 | 93 | 80 | 6 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | E 17 | E 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 69 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 190 | 71 | 66 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | NE 4 | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | S 16 | NE 6 | E 10 | — | NE 8 | N 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 17 | E 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 334 | 561 | — | — | — | 253 | 497 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 259 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 13 | 248 |
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