Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
89
66
66
47
48
51
55
56
36
36
36
37
37
37
38
38
38
38
39
61
63
68
100
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
10
S
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:55PM1.29m
1:06PM0.90m
00:44AM1.26m
2:06PM0.94m
1:41AM1.23m
3:05PM1.01m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.57m
7:05AM0.36m
6:19PM0.61m
7:54AM0.36m
7:25PM0.63m
8:43AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
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6:30
6:31
6:31
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5:07
5:07
5:06
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
9
8
14
20
21
17
15
14
13
12
15
17
18
18
18
17
15
15
16
17
18
5
5
5
4
1
8
15
15
10
10
10
10
9
12
13
15
15
16
15
13
13
14
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
1.7
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
0.6
E
12
Energy kJ
120
419
1045
1360
1015
716
785
590
738
1491
1388
1174
986
1090
1317
1128
973
770
602
495
372
363
355
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.2
SSE
18
Energy kJ
6
89
66
66
47
48
51
55
56
36
36
36
37
37
37
38
38
38
38
39
61
63
68
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
6
6
6
2
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
7
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
2.4
SSW
10
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
Energy kJ
166
17
10
5
8
17
1065
2816
2451
2137
1575
1377
1039
814
515
384
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
3
1
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
210
14
9
9
9
9
3
99
54
31
32
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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