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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 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 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be 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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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.7
S
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)887777888884566777868888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55412726261533333333632533691526249414519319121112
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
N
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
40
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		oncross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
11:04PM
0.44
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset---7:50-------7:49-------7:47----
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------111-
Temp. °C212223232322212020252525262523222325232019191920
Feels °C (?)222223242625242222262423252524212325221414151517
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