- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Redhead Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Redhead today?
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | |
844 | 585 | 551 | 401 | 358 | 352 | 394 | 387 | 325 | 365 | 351 | 351 | 257 | 218 | 227 | 184 | 176 | 161 | 131 | 120 | 117 | 114 | 86 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:24PM0.93m | 1:21AM1.36m | 2:47PM0.95m | 2:36AM1.32m | 4:01PM1.03m | 3:50AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.53m | 8:32AM0.30m | 8:06PM0.55m | 9:37AM0.30m | 9:26PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 844 | 489 | 551 | 424 | 358 | 352 | 394 | 387 | 325 | 365 | 351 | 351 | 257 | 218 | 227 | 184 | 176 | 161 | 131 | 120 | 117 | 114 | 86 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 400 | 585 | 394 | 401 | 320 | 261 | 235 | 179 | 139 | 133 | 92 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 10 | SSE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 62 | 53 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | 10 | 37 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 167 | 84 | 84 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 32 | 259 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 86 | 68 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Redhead surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest