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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 10 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 AEDT
How big are the waves at Redhead today?
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 291 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 85 | 107 | 73 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 33 | 45 | 63 | 69 | 52 | 70 | 88 | 89 | 65 | 84 | 97 | 178 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:31AM 1.10 | 6:26PM 1.29 | 7:12AM 1.20 | 7:14PM 1.29 | 7:49AM 1.30 | 7:57PM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:08PM 0.45 | 12:52AM 0.26 | 1:03PM 0.38 | 1:30AM 0.24 | 1:52PM 0.32 | 2:04AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 28 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle
Continuing clean conditions at Redhead (calm at Warners Bay 7 km from Redhead). 0.7m 8s swell from the ENE with a 0.7m 3s local chop from the NW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 58 min ago
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