Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 8PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2
ENE
2.4
NE
1.9
NE
2.3
NE
1.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)778888888878888888886666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1765274526644856784819487712655891571018257553939384184142167
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NW
25
NW
15
N
25
NE
25
NE
15
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
1.20
2:23AM
1.13
2:14PM
1.07
3:16AM
1.13
3:06PM
0.95
4:13AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
0.24
8:26AM
0.47
8:42PM
0.30
9:31AM
0.51
9:23PM
0.35
10:42AM
0.51
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------5:54-------5:54-------5:56-
Sunset--8:05-------8:05-------8:05-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------163111
Temp. °C272625242223283335323026212121202120201819202121
Feels °C (?)222121232121242933292826171617161716161618191919
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