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/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
22.3° 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: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | |
171 | 161 | 149 | 159 | 118 | 90 | 70 | 51 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 43 | 44 | 22 | 23 | 40 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.03m | 3:50AM1.30m | 4:57PM1.13m | 4:54AM1.30m | 5:43PM1.24m | 5:49AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM0.52m | 10:33AM0.29m | 10:38PM0.46m | 11:20AM0.28m | 11:38PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 7 | E 4 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
 kJ | 171 | 161 | 149 | 142 | 118 | 90 | 70 | 51 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | S 12 | E 10 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 51 | — | — | — | 43 | 44 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 79 | 86 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 409 | 86 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 324 | 345 | 79 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
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