Redhead Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST

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 22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 7AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Apr)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (24 Apr)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	358	352	452	387	373	394	358	351	245	243	237	212	171	140	124	142	138	108	86	66	30	34	18	23
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	NNE	WNW	W	WSW	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		1:21AM1.36m				2:47PM0.95m				2:36AM1.32m					4:01PM1.03m			3:50AM1.30m					4:57PM1.13m
Low Tide				8:32AM0.30m				8:06PM0.55m				9:37AM0.30m				9:26PM0.52m					10:33AM0.29m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	20	20	20	21	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	19	18	18	16	18	19	20	19	18
Feels °C	18	17	17	17	18	20	19	20	19	20	20	21	19	18	17	18	17	17	15	17	16	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7
kJ	358	352	452	387	373	394	358	351	245	243	237	212	171	140	124	142	138	108	86	66	30	30	18	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	320	261	235	196	179	121	92	92	70	68	62	38	38	26	25	23	15	15	15	14	5	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	—	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 7	—	—	—	E 8
kJ	2	2	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	54	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	14	—	—	—	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	ENE 7	—	—	E 7	E 7	ENE 4	ENE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	70	—	—	24	34	15	19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Leggy Point NSW - Newcastle	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Voodoo NSW - Sydney South Coast	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Port Macquarie-North Breakwall NSW - Port Macquarie	Mona Vale-The Basin NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	3	32	3	84	259	3	32	0	0	0	0	0	42	345	124	42	0	0	0	0	86	345	210	83
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef			Shallows	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Umina Point	Forresters	Forresters	Forresters	Crackneck	Anna Bay-Morna Point			Umina Point	Forresters	Forresters	Frazer Park	Copacobana Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Red Bluff WA - North West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4
Header Global	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Guns Namibia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Bali Village Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Nugget Point New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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