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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 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
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Redhead today?
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 6 | 16 | 226 | 55 | 42 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 293 | 237 | 164 | 113 | 88 | 42 | 127 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 45 | 56 | 52 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:41PM 1.12 | 9:46AM 1.69 | 10:34PM 1.09 | 10:35AM 1.67 | 11:27PM 1.06 | 11:25AM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:09AM 0.31 | 4:39PM 0.10 | 4:00AM 0.34 | 5:31PM 0.10 | 4:53AM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
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