Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 11PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 03). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)--
Afternoon (03 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (03 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.9
ENE
1.1
ESE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
1.3
E
1.3
ENE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
1.3
NE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)8884888895510106101089866688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121211301381361301141067891122127118100774446353537242322
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
25
E
10
SE
10
NE
15
SE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:47PM
1.17
10:52AM
1.47
11:28PM
1.19
11:33AM
1.36
12:08AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
0.01
4:36AM
0.18
5:24PM
0.05
5:23AM
0.21
6:00PM
0.10
6:10AM
0.27
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-
Sunset-7:54-------7:54-------7:53------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212121202019192222232220191919282825242422222122
Feels °C (?)181817161817172018191818191818282526262522222124
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