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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Redhead today?
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 75 | 109 | 148 | 233 | 278 | 273 | 264 | 250 | 292 | 410 | 345 | 188 | 382 | 153 | 120 | 131 | 100 | 91 | 96 | 80 | 127 | 218 | 437 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:16AM 1.08 | 3:00PM 1.19 | 4:16AM 1.13 | 4:00PM 1.09 | 5:10AM 1.19 | 5:02PM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:59AM 0.55 | 9:40PM 0.33 | 10:09AM 0.55 | 10:25PM 0.36 | 11:19AM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 14 |
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