Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 10 Feb 2026 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
1
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
1.8
S
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)888877778888845667778688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58575541272626153333333346345872152454955462322012
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SE
10
SSE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
30
S
30
SSW
40
S
35
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
1.09
3:17PM
0.75
4:13AM
1.09
4:40PM
0.71
5:14AM
1.12
6:04PM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
0.48
9:10PM
0.42
11:18AM
0.46
10:04PM
0.44
12:22PM
0.40
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--6:22-------6:24-------6:24-----
Sunset-----7:50-------7:49-------7:47--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C222222222323232222202024252525242322252622191819
Feels °C (?)242323222324252526232225242323232422242420131215
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