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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 9 pm Thursday 28 May 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
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Redhead today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 4AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
658 | 657 | 489 | 452 | 443 | 434 | 434 | 514 | 514 | 452 | 392 | 338 | 288 | 237 | 196 | 156 | 121 | 121 | 92 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.44m | 6:53AM1.07m | 7:10PM1.48m | 7:36AM1.05m | 7:47PM1.51m | 8:17AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.33m | 12:31PM0.34m | 1:48AM0.29m | 1:08PM0.34m | 2:30AM0.26m | 1:44PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 658 | 657 | 489 | 452 | 443 | 434 | 434 | 466 | 470 | 432 | 382 | 309 | 317 | 348 | 356 | 364 | 351 | 247 | 245 | 171 | 142 | 115 | 111 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 11 | S 15 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 5 | — | 514 | 514 | 452 | 392 | 338 | 288 | 237 | 196 | 156 | 121 | 121 | 92 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 12 | S 15 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 11 | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 77 | 130 | 176 | 377 | 504 | 773 | 765 | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 108 | 86 | 99 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
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