Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 09 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2.4
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.1
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)777788888888788888888886
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1631591544194526934853651199696732295891571038257553939598090
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
10
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
1.20
2:23AM
1.13
2:14PM
1.07
3:16AM
1.13
3:06PM
0.95
4:13AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
0.42
8:01PM
0.24
8:26AM
0.47
8:42PM
0.30
9:31AM
0.51
9:23PM
0.35
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------
Sunset----8:05-------8:05-------8:05---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192727262624222228333432302621212121202020202020
Feels °C (?)192622212323211924293229282617161717161616161617
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