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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Redhead today?
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 1AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 107 | 279 | 94 | 94 | 79 | 83 | 138 | 193 | 187 | 124 | 178 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 74 | 69 | 54 | 50 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:10AM 1.19 | 5:02PM 1.02 | 5:58AM 1.25 | 6:01PM 0.97 | 6:41AM 1.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:25PM 0.36 | 11:19AM 0.53 | 11:08PM 0.38 | 12:22PM 0.49 | 11:48PM 0.38 | 1:15PM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
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