Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 28 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
25.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (28 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
E
1
ENE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.3
ESE
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)777777777888888998888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19517817818316912713013412112512813113513513515815811194110202283315274
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
1.39
7:35PM
0.98
7:36AM
1.45
8:19PM
1.08
8:24AM
1.49
9:00PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
0.37
1:32PM
0.15
1:01AM
0.30
2:17PM
0.09
1:57AM
0.22
2:57PM
0.05
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:29-------7:28--
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C222222232323232222222223232323232220202323242323
Feels °C (?)212120212222232122222224232223232321222321222123
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