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Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 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
24.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 12PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)686688777777777876888656
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7356463060555410610613015510910912782169106401074129678792
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
1.14
4:06PM
0.86
5:08AM
1.17
5:16PM
0.80
5:59AM
1.21
6:24PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
0.51
10:06PM
0.39
11:52AM
0.48
10:52PM
0.40
12:52PM
0.42
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:56-------5:56-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:05-------8:05-------8:05-
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
81--------------------1-
Temp. °C171819202021212120202122222322222222232323232222
Feels °C (?)151820201920212020222323222120222323232222211922
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