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/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 16 May 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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Redhead today?
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 10PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
264 | 273 | 401 | 682 | 454 | 465 | 482 | 505 | 505 | 516 | 516 | 526 | 526 | 515 | 450 | 399 | 399 | 351 | 306 | 313 | 320 | 327 | 334 | 340 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.64m | 8:24AM1.20m | 8:33PM1.67m | 9:16AM1.15m | 9:21PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.28m | 2:25AM0.16m | 2:00PM0.30m | 3:19AM0.13m | 2:47PM0.33m | 4:13AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 264 | 273 | 277 | 405 | 454 | 465 | 482 | 505 | 505 | 516 | 516 | 526 | 526 | 515 | 450 | 399 | 399 | 351 | 306 | 313 | 320 | 327 | 334 | 340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 401 | 682 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 124 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
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