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Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
23.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 2PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
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 (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.4
E
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)6656677788888889999999109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5750109284245220311272441143145186245223234291292343348422658619726695
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SE
30
SSE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
1.26
7:19PM
0.82
7:25AM
1.32
8:05PM
0.86
8:04AM
1.38
8:46PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
0.35
12:29AM
0.39
2:18PM
0.27
1:16AM
0.36
2:54PM
0.19
2:02AM
0.33
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------
Sunset----8:05-------8:04-------8:04---
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---162-221------23357637
Temp. °C202323222120201920222223222222232223232322222221
Feels °C (?)202320171821222022232021212020231921212119181919
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