Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 05 Mar 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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (05 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.5
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)777777777788887888799998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1651251787477120187166191250146165313309276251388138112295181181181147
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
E
15
E
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
SE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
1.36
10:53PM
1.31
11:06AM
1.26
11:31PM
1.29
11:42AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
0.14
4:44PM
0.10
5:03AM
0.17
5:17PM
0.15
5:47AM
0.23
5:49PM
0.22
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:45-----
Sunset-----7:23-------7:22-------7:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C212120242424242322212123242424242323232524242423
Feels °C (?)212221262522232423242325252223232323242522232324
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