Redhead Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 AEST

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 20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 12PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (26 May)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (26 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 26						Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri 29
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	!	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1236	1236	1236	2104	2518	1522	1415	1311	1333	1190	1074	1056	1022	902	792	778	666	621	588	633	1069	701	593	529
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNE	WSW	SSE	SE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	cross-off
High Tide	4:18AM1.18m				5:08PM1.30m				5:16AM1.14m				5:52PM1.37m				6:07AM1.10m				6:32PM1.44m
Low Tide			10:32AM0.34m				11:20PM0.44m				11:14AM0.34m				00:15AM0.39m				11:53AM0.34m					1:04AM0.33m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45
	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	4:54
mm	2	—	3	2	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	5	5	3	4	1	1	4	4	3	1	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	21	19	19	18	17	17	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	20	16	16
Feels °C	20	19	18	21	18	20	19	18	18	19	19	20	17	19	20	20	20	20	20	17	18	18	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	1236	1236	1236	1378	1522	1522	1415	1311	1333	1190	1074	1056	1022	902	792	778	666	621	588	633	783	701	593	529
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	30	27	26	24	22	21	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	17	27	26	25	38	23	22	21	11	12	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 18	—	—	S 15	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 17	S 17	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17
kJ	—	—	6	—	—	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	16	16	23	22	26	27	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 12	ENE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	—	—	WNW 2
kJ	—	—	—	2104	2518	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1069	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	1	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	100	124	0	42	42	42	84	306	305	68	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	3	3	3				3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	6	9	9	9	9	6	7	6	6	8	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	7

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