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 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 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 20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Redhead today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 2AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (28 May)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (28 May)	6ft (1.9m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 27		Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	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)	3	2	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	918	902	792	778	726	676	670	577	783	815	720	520	510	434	494	426	434	434	371	325	325	282	233	192
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	WSW	E	E	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	NE	NW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide	5:52PM1.37m				6:07AM1.10m				6:32PM1.44m				6:53AM1.07m					7:10PM1.48m				7:36AM1.05m
Low Tide			00:15AM0.39m				11:53AM0.34m					1:04AM0.33m			12:31PM0.34m					1:48AM0.29m				1:08PM0.34m


	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54
mm	1	1	—	—	1	3	2	3	6	8	5	1	—	1	3	9	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	20	19	18	19	18	18	19	18	17	16	15	16	19	19
Feels °C	21	20	21	21	20	21	19	18	16	15	16	17	19	18	16	12	14	14	15	13	11	10	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 9
kJ	918	902	792	778	726	676	670	577	22	21	720	520	510	434	494	426	434	434	349	279	243	233	302	386
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 8	SSE 16	S 7	S 11	S 7	S 7	S 17	S 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	8	17	27	25	25	36	35	28	27	26	20	24	39	9	127	134	6	5	371	325	325	282	233	192
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 16	—	S 12	SSE 16	S 15	S 11	S 15	S 11	S 10	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 15
kJ	5	5	5	5	4	16	16	21	—	11	25	18	10	5	20	19	—	—	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	ESE 11	E 11	—	S 8	S 6	S 6	—	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	W 4	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	108	783	815	—	40	48	74	—	131	385	521	558	498	14	3	3	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Leggy Point NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Stockton Beach NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Leggy Point NSW - Newcastle	Leggy Point NSW - Newcastle	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Blacksmiths Beach NSW - Newcastle	Blacksmiths Beach NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Blacksmiths Beach NSW - Newcastle	Blacksmiths Beach NSW - Newcastle	Leggy Point NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	1	1	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	3	0	0	14	3	13	86	100	100	86	42	0	3	3	87	167	78	9	9	9	9	9	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3					3	3	3	3				4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Valla Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	9	7	6	6	8	9	9	7	9	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5

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