Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 May 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
55
56
36
36
36
36
37
37
37
38
38
38
60
61
63
67
100
100
98
98
58
173
219
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
S
35
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:06PM0.90m
00:44AM1.26m
2:06PM0.94m
1:41AM1.23m
3:05PM1.01m
2:43AM1.23m
Low Tide
6:19PM0.61m
7:54AM0.36m
7:25PM0.63m
8:43AM0.36m
8:34PM0.61m
9:31AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:07
5:07
5:06
5:05
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
20
21
17
15
14
13
13
15
17
18
18
18
17
15
15
15
17
19
20
20
19
18
19
19
16
15
10
10
11
10
10
12
14
15
16
17
15
14
14
13
15
17
17
17
18
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
726
556
722
1505
1532
1289
967
967
1148
918
740
614
505
421
348
304
257
100
100
324
272
399
367
340
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
Energy kJ
51
55
56
36
36
36
36
37
37
37
38
38
38
60
61
63
67
30
99
98
98
193
173
219
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
11
0.5
S
17
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
E
11
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
Energy kJ
25
7
6
6
6
24
6
9
149
144
58
181
167
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
2
S
10
2.4
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.8
S
11
Energy kJ
2
873
1170
439
283
316
736
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
3
3
78
3
3
3
3
3
3
60
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
32
32
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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