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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Redhead today (02 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
64 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.50m | 9:38AM0.98m | 9:33PM1.48m | 10:19AM0.97m | 10:09PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.38m | 3:49AM0.22m | 2:57PM0.41m | 4:27AM0.22m | 3:36PM0.45m | 5:06AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | |
— | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
53 | 28 | 61 | 60 | 46 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
64 | 61 | 21 | 61 | 58 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | — | S 11 | NE 8 |
7 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 21 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 69 | 69 | 52 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 43 |
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