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Redhead Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Redhead today?
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
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| Energy (?) | 22 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 43 | 57 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 92 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:38PM 1.28 | 5:00AM 0.88 | 4:53PM 1.31 | 5:56AM 0.97 | 5:52PM 1.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:47AM 0.48 | 10:48PM 0.27 | 10:08AM 0.45 | 11:47PM 0.22 | 11:20AM 0.39 | 12:32AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle
Continuing clean conditions at Redhead (light winds from the NW at Warners Bay 7 km from Redhead). 0.7m 7s swell from the ENE with a 0.5m 2s local chop from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 5 min ago
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