Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)81212121212111212777111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6045444513817516317222426126223721119118518514413813112812823733996
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
N
10
NW
15
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
1.49
10:06PM
1.01
10:08AM
1.49
10:47PM
0.99
10:44AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
0.36
4:18PM
0.26
3:31AM
0.39
4:58PM
0.25
4:07AM
0.42
5:39PM
0.25
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:37-------7:38--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------151--4-
Temp. °C181919191919191919191919191919201918182325252020
Feels °C (?)141616171615161617171717171718212019182424221821
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