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Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 14 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 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
1.3
E
2
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
NE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
1.7
S
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)555666666778877868888988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44525862825210331427125447230638291108941918183109140177171135
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
NE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
0.79
6:44AM
1.26
7:19PM
0.82
7:25AM
1.32
8:05PM
0.86
8:04AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
0.40
1:39PM
0.35
12:29AM
0.39
2:18PM
0.27
1:16AM
0.36
2:54PM
0.19
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----5:58-------5:58-------6:00---
Sunset8:05-------8:05-------8:04-------
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
2-111--322-122-------211
Temp. °C212121212023242221202019202322222121212022232323
Feels °C (?)191921202022211919202120222419181818191922232222
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