Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 24 Jan 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (25 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

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Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.1
E
0.5
SE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
1
S
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
E
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
NE
Period(s) (?)5566661515556757781313151514131310
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4358472613661063040443843145673107171221334
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
25
NE
0
NE
5
W
5
W
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
1.20
1:34PM
1.15
2:21AM
1.22
2:34PM
1.02
3:24AM
1.25
3:49PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
0.21
7:38AM
0.37
7:56PM
0.27
8:46AM
0.39
8:47PM
0.33
10:05AM
0.39
Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise----6:07-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232221202025262525242321212122222221212121212222
Feels °C (?)202124222226252525252518191920192020202120212121
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