Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.02° S 151.72° E

Issued: 9 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Redhead sea temperature is

18.6° C

Redhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 14						Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 20	S 19	S 16	S 12	S 11	SW 6	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	32	42
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		8:12AM1.03m				8:14PM1.64m				9:00AM1.08m				9:02PM1.64m				9:47AM1.12m				9:49PM1.59m
Low Tide				1:37PM0.26m				3:03AM0.03m				2:31PM0.24m				3:49AM0.01m				3:24PM0.23m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52
	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	—	1	3	4	4	3	2	2	—
Temp °C	10	12	18	19	16	14	12	13	12	13	14	15	15	16	16	14	13	15	15	16	16	16	17	17
Feels °C	4	6	13	15	11	9	9	8	7	7	7	8	9	10	8	8	8	10	12	13	14	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 11	S 10	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	—	S 15	—	S 16	S 15	S 18	S 18	S 18	SSE 18	S 8	S 8	S 7
kJ	9	4	4	4	4	10	8	10	22	—	—	—	—	5	—	5	5	6	6	25	30	337	217	155
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 19	S 16	S 12	S 7	S 15	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	—	S 18	S 13	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 18
kJ	2	2	7	5	12	4	5	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	27	3	30	30	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 20	S 10	S 10	S 17	S 4	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17
kJ	1	8	2	2	6	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	23	50	53
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	W 3	SW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	7	7	2	1	3	5	31	68	123	675	1362	1507	1007	675	496	405	348	463	627	596	438	32	32	42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Bears Beach NSW - Far South	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Merewether - Ladies NSW - Newcastle	Leggy Point NSW - Newcastle	Leggy Point NSW - Newcastle	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Palm Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Boat Ramp NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	186	186	186	409	186	186	9	3	3	80	248	84	84	32	73	32	32	42	42	42	3	3	54	80
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle							Nobbys Reef	Macmasters Point	JD Reef					JD Reef		JD Reef	JD Reef	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Box Beach	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Macmasters Point
Rating (10 max)							1	1	2					3		2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bruny Island - Jawbones TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	5	9	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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