Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 9AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.8
NE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
E
1
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)666664556665646788877766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4838302215141313101010412400340105193609638497725
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
SE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
25
ENE
35
NE
5
ENE
25
SSW
15
SSE
10
W
10
NNE
10
NW
15
ENE
15
S
10
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
1.28
11:38AM
1.30
12:07AM
1.29
12:24PM
1.18
12:54AM
1.29
1:16PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.19
5:53PM
0.16
6:24AM
0.24
6:34PM
0.24
7:24AM
0.29
7:20PM
0.31
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--6:33-------6:33-------6:35-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:36--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------1----------1--1-1
Temp. °C222121292726242322222126262626232423232426242323
Feels °C (?)252222302728272524252428252329232626252727252524
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