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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
23.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (17 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
0.8
E
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
S
0.6
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
0.5
SE
1
ESE
1.1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)7766566610109999101069999555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)605856789110676493547545150465873686713517939526255
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
35
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
SW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
1.45
9:33PM
1.13
9:35AM
1.47
10:09PM
1.20
10:15AM
1.45
10:46PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
0.06
3:13AM
0.20
4:04PM
0.05
3:57AM
0.18
4:40PM
0.06
4:42AM
0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------
Sunset---7:43-------7:42-------7:40----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C182123232321192022313433252423222223232323232222
Feels °C (?)182121192019191920293433252524232425242323242222
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