Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
22.3° 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 9PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (26 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.1
E
0.1
NE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
0.8
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)71313131515141311121211111111118756661010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5733107171218341029913728627515453361819750645864139139
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
1.02
3:24AM
1.25
3:49PM
0.92
4:35AM
1.29
5:19PM
0.87
5:47AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
0.33
10:05AM
0.39
9:45PM
0.36
11:30AM
0.34
10:50PM
0.37
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise------6:09-------6:11-------6:11-
Sunset--8:00-------8:00------7:59------
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212121212021202121212020191816212222222121222122
Feels °C (?)191819211920192120201919191916202019202022232222
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