Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 31 Jan 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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (31 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1
E
1
ENE
1
E
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
E
1.4
E
1.6
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)6666767788812111111111010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)115216867792135285310447400212177493593345286216161989868605841
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
ESE
20
E
25
SW
40
S
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
45
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.52
8:37PM
1.00
8:39AM
1.57
9:23PM
1.07
9:26AM
1.58
10:05PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
0.30
2:40PM
0.08
2:03AM
0.25
3:25PM
0.03
2:57AM
0.20
4:06PM
0.00
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--6:13-------6:15-------6:16-----
Sunset-----7:57-------7:57-------7:55--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------33751------
Temp. °C212020232424242322222227252422202019181919202020
Feels °C (?)21222224232021232223242925241816141291113141515
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