Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 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
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (16 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (16 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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

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Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.4
NE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
NE
0.7
ESE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.2
E
1.3
NE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)7758558885684888888441067
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)553291798661158453416714141413111625812453
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NW
15
W
10
W
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
S
20
SE
10
E
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
1.27
6:40PM
1.15
7:16AM
1.35
7:26PM
1.13
7:51AM
1.41
8:07PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
0.45
12:41AM
0.34
1:33PM
0.40
1:16AM
0.33
2:18PM
0.35
1:50AM
0.33
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
Sunrise5:43-------5:41-------5:41-------
Sunset---7:31-------7:32-------7:34----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202630302724201819222321191717151620192019181615
Feels °C (?)202426282319171416171917171414111318141514151514
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