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Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 08 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
48
51
55
56
36
36
36
36
37
37
37
38
38
38
60
61
63
67
100
100
98
98
58
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:06PM0.90m
00:44AM1.26m
2:06PM0.94m
1:41AM1.23m
3:05PM1.01m
2:43AM1.23m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.36m
6:19PM0.61m
7:54AM0.36m
7:25PM0.63m
8:43AM0.36m
8:34PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
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6:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:33
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—
—
—
5:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:06
—
—
—
5:05
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
1
Temp °C
8
14
20
21
17
15
14
13
12
15
16
18
18
19
17
15
14
16
18
19
19
20
20
18
Feels °C
2
8
15
15
10
10
11
10
9
12
13
15
16
18
15
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1015
716
726
556
648
1494
1532
1185
967
980
1165
918
725
614
495
421
304
297
251
239
100
98
302
253
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
E
12
0.6
SSE
16
Energy kJ
47
48
51
55
56
36
36
36
36
37
37
37
38
38
38
60
61
63
67
100
72
97
98
193
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
S
15
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
27
25
7
6
6
6
24
31
31
38
144
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
2.2
S
10
2.3
S
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
—
1.7
S
11
Energy kJ
5
5
3
1000
1076
—
—
—
—
—
—
1403
1102
913
—
—
—
—
—
—
246
331
—
657
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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Leggy Point
NSW - Newcastle
Leggy Point
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Leggy Point
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Leggy Point
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Leggy Point
NSW - Newcastle
Leggy Point
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Little Avalon
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Shallows
NSW - Newcastle
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NSW - Newcastle
Leggy Point
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Leggy Point
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Leggy Point
NSW - Newcastle
Leggy Point
NSW - Newcastle
Newcastle -The Harbour
NSW - Newcastle
Shallows
NSW - Newcastle
Newcastle -The Harbour
NSW - Newcastle
Backdoor 4
NSW - Newcastle
Shallows
NSW - Newcastle
Shallows
NSW - Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
4
Distance (km)
9
9
3
99
54
3
3
3
3
3
3
78
3
3
3
3
3
3
13
3
13
32
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Newcastle - Stratts Spit
Wamberal Beach
Terrigal Haven
Terrigal Haven
Umina Point
Umina Point
JD Reef
Macmasters Point
JD Reef
JD Reef
JD Reef
Caves Point
JD Reef
JD Reef
Forresters
JD Reef
Backdoor 4
Backdoor 4
Little Gibber - Dark Point
Backdoor 4
JD Reef
Macmasters Point
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Lennox Head
NSW - North Coast
Bonny Hills
NSW - Port Macquarie
Golf Course Reef
NSW - South Coast
Winkipop
NSW - Sydney North Coast
Tessellated Pavements
TAS - East Coast
Tessellated Pavements
TAS - East Coast
Boneyard
NSW - Illawarra
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
May's Point
TAS - East Coast
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
May's Point
TAS - East Coast
Akkorokamui
QLD - Gold Coast
May's Point
TAS - East Coast
Currumbin Point
QLD - Gold Coast
Cyclops
WA - Far South
May's Point
TAS - East Coast
Pink Rocks
NSW - Far South
Trial Harbour
TAS - West Coast
Quarantine
VIC - Mornington Peninsula
Point Lonsdale
VIC - Torquay
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
5
5
5
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
3
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Dolphin Point
South Africa
Dolphin Point
South Africa
Herolds Bay
South Africa
Cave Rock
South Africa
Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Winkipop
Australia
Yellow sands Point
South Africa
J-Bay
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Hanga Poukura
Chile
Hanga Poukura
Chile
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Barrancon
Chile
Barrancon
Chile
Ahijedero
Mexico
Ahijedero
Mexico
Ahijedero
Mexico
Ahijedero
Mexico
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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