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Redhead Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Redhead today?
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 23 | 7 | 34 | 44 | 34 | 26 | 45 | 133 | 326 | 256 | 335 | 133 | 87 | 63 | 44 | 41 | 69 | 139 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 138 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:07PM 1.10 | 8:26AM 1.46 | 8:47PM 1.07 | 9:00AM 1.48 | 9:26PM 1.04 | 9:34AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:50AM 0.33 | 2:59PM 0.31 | 2:23AM 0.34 | 3:39PM 0.28 | 2:57AM 0.36 | 4:18PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
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