Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 10 Jul 2025 AEST
Forecast update in 5hr 27 min 05 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
67.1°F
(Which is 1.8°F warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 5AM is: 2ft 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1ft 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 1ft 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (10 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

Updates in 5 hr 27 min 05 s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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
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 (ft) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.5
ESE
1
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
3.5
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)101010111111111111111014141414141414131313131313121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121111111212111212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5140566043475344373735406935363839386331303058291224231124111111113111112331433333333333063666664
Wind
(mph)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (ft)
7:59AM
3.08
7:56PM
4.89
8:41AM
3.25
8:36PM
5.02
9:22AM
3.38
9:17PM
5.09
10:03AM
3.51
9:59PM
5.02
10:45AM
3.64
10:42PM
4.86
11:28AM
3.74
11:27PM
4.59
12:14PM
3.84
12:16AM
4.23
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
2:07AM
0.62
1:15PM
1.08
2:46AM
0.43
2:01PM
1.02
3:25AM
0.26
2:47PM
0.98
4:04AM
0.23
3:33PM
0.98
4:43AM
0.26
4:22PM
1.02
5:23AM
0.36
5:13PM
1.08
6:05AM
0.52
6:10PM
1.18
6:48AM
0.72
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:52-
Sunset-----5:00-------5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------5:02-------5:02-------5:04------
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Rain (in)
------------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °F545255575955545452505054636457555554525561616155525050525963595455525255646159575450485257525050484645485961575750484852
Feels °F (?)464345394139413939363743525446464646465254555750454343435052504543394145524852524843394348434141393737415255504843413945
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