Surf Forecast Surf Report
Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 02 May 2025 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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 2AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (03 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

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Fri
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
2.5
SE
2.2
SE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)11111111111110101010109999888888777777776776666677778899999998888101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1256125611511130972884735626509456399332257225193156171129114109503938456632565656384443313929293032322131225087110139133130130153717545356359520450384333333279
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
0
W
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
onononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
1.44
1:08PM
0.93
12:59AM
1.35
2:27PM
0.94
2:07AM
1.28
3:42PM
1.00
3:18AM
1.23
4:38PM
1.08
4:21AM
1.20
5:22PM
1.17
5:15AM
1.18
6:00PM
1.26
6:00AM
1.17
6:34PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.48
7:06AM
0.27
6:28PM
0.54
8:11AM
0.31
7:42PM
0.58
9:12AM
0.33
9:00PM
0.58
10:06AM
0.33
10:12PM
0.55
10:51AM
0.33
11:12PM
0.50
11:29AM
0.33
12:03AM
0.44
12:02PM
0.32
12:47AM
0.39
Fri
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
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Sunset-------5:12-------5:10-------5:09-------5:08-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07----
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)161616171616171617171718171818181819181818191918191918171617201919161616141621211915151615171816171617151816171716171716
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