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Redhead Surf Forecast
/ 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 Thursday 09 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Redhead today?
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 106 | 130 | 79 | 83 | 96 | 107 | 104 | 136 | 130 | 130 | 161 | 125 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 280 | 243 | 307 | 311 | 373 | 347 | 342 | 420 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:30PM 0.79 | 1:24AM 1.15 | 2:47PM 0.81 | 2:26AM 1.15 | 3:58PM 0.88 | 3:31AM 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:45PM 0.57 | 8:41AM 0.41 | 7:54PM 0.60 | 9:37AM 0.38 | 9:06PM 0.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
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