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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 02 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
23.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 02). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)--
Afternoon (02 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (02 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
E
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)10999998108881048889561010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69424141413622171212111621717578106851321271291048277
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
1.13
10:10AM
1.54
10:47PM
1.17
10:52AM
1.47
11:28PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
0.00
3:47AM
0.17
4:46PM
0.01
4:36AM
0.18
5:24PM
0.05
5:23AM
0.21
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise------6:16-------6:18-------6:18-
Sunset-7:55-------7:54-------7:54------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C202020212020202121212120201919222223222119181926
Feels °C (?)121313161617171818181716181718201819181918171826
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