Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AEST
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Redhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Redhead sea temperature is
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 8PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)10111112111111111112111110101111101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1124122712741444123411091234972844585478401358352394394345352325275237222213158
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
0.97
12:14AM
1.43
1:24PM
0.93
1:21AM
1.36
2:47PM
0.95
2:36AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.48
7:22AM
0.28
6:48PM
0.53
8:32AM
0.30
8:06PM
0.55
9:37AM
0.30
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset-5:22-------5:22-------5:21------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919191919191919202020192120202020202020181818
Feels °C (?)151514151515161616171717171719171818192021171818
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