Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
23.2° 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: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.9
S
1.1
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)655555666775566666567766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)283134354740211524464536393036393830387523239272
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
1.38
9:24AM
1.33
9:44PM
1.42
10:02AM
1.25
10:20PM
1.42
10:39AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
0.14
3:18AM
0.17
3:29PM
0.16
4:01AM
0.17
4:02PM
0.20
4:44AM
0.20
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset-6:49-------6:47-------6:46------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212222212019172121222220191818202121212120202121
Feels °C (?)192020212119172120212120191918202019191917181919
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