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Redhead Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Redhead today?
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 9AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 918 | 1042 | 1138 | 1092 | 951 | 822 | 684 | 545 | 434 | 290 | 219 | 163 | 112 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:31AM 1.24 | 5:31PM 1.11 | 5:25AM 1.30 | 6:10PM 1.23 | 6:15AM 1.34 | 6:49PM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:12PM 0.53 | 11:10AM 0.29 | 11:10PM 0.44 | 11:51AM 0.25 | 12:02AM 0.35 | 12:30PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
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