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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
21.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)--
Afternoon (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.6
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.3
ESE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)12121112712111111111111111010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13817516317224022921121119118918818814413813112812835396125123949492
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
30
ENE
10
ESE
10
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoffcrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
1.01
10:08AM
1.49
10:47PM
0.99
10:44AM
1.47
11:30PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
0.26
3:31AM
0.39
4:58PM
0.25
4:07AM
0.42
5:39PM
0.25
4:45AM
0.47
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-
Sunset-7:37-------7:37-------7:38------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
1------1-----141-------1
Temp. °C191919191918191919202020191818212423212020191919
Feels °C (?)161616171715171717192020201920232420222118171718
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