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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 4 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.5° 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 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 387 | 256 | 210 | 169 | 143 | 92 | 89 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:24PM 0.90 | 5:17AM 1.31 | 6:26PM 1.00 | 6:22AM 1.36 | 7:13PM 1.11 | 7:16AM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:09AM 0.29 | 10:36PM 0.48 | 12:12PM 0.24 | 11:51PM 0.41 | 1:01PM 0.20 | 12:53AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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