Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 20 Dec 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
22.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 5PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Dec)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.8
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
NE
1.2
SE
0.8
S
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)7777457788756889999885616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3826532714391427358444248961131271131007842361865425
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
10
S
10
W
10
N
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
N
15
NW
15
W
5
WSW
20
NNE
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
1.48
9:49PM
0.96
9:45AM
1.50
10:31PM
0.98
10:22AM
1.50
11:12PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
0.21
3:06AM
0.37
4:37PM
0.17
3:47AM
0.38
5:16PM
0.15
4:31AM
0.40
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:41-------
Sunset----8:00-------8:00-------8:00---
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242424252524222124343133272323252730303123212020
Feels °C (?)262525252425242225343030272324252730323124191819
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