Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
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 (?)
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
4.5
S
4.5
S
3.5
SSE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)1111101111101013111113121210101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38725621016914392894420200001818171717171716161615
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.90
5:17AM
1.31
6:26PM
1.00
6:22AM
1.36
7:13PM
1.11
7:16AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.29
10:36PM
0.48
12:12PM
0.24
11:51PM
0.41
1:01PM
0.20
12:53AM
0.33
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset-6:55-------6:53-------6:52------
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C131717171616141619202020181616182021212121202020
Feels °C (?)410999108913141516151313151618192020191919
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