Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)111010131111131212101010101010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1289259442039000181817171717171616161515151414
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
1.31
6:26PM
1.00
6:22AM
1.36
7:13PM
1.11
7:16AM
1.39
7:53PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
0.24
11:51PM
0.41
1:01PM
0.20
12:53AM
0.33
1:43PM
0.16
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--7:01-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset-----6:53-------6:52-------6:52--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515161820202017161618202021212120202121212121
Feels °C (?)88991215151614141415181719202120212120201920
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