Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 06 Nov 2025 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

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Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sun
09
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.4
ENE
0.5
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)888858667686777888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)696868113873579103801391072552852784062702191101042871301134449
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SE
20
E
30
ENE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
25
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NE
15
NNW
25
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
1.65
9:48PM
1.24
9:58AM
1.67
10:39PM
1.16
10:46AM
1.65
11:33PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
0.13
3:28AM
0.28
4:42PM
0.13
4:13AM
0.33
5:37PM
0.15
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sun
09
Sunrise5:50-------5:48-------5:48-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:23-------7:24----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C181919201918171516222422222019181929322623211918
Feels °C (?)181716151414151415212017181718171827292321201618
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