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/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 17 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Redhead today?
The current surf forecast for Redhead at 1PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Redhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
471 | 450 | 505 | 505 | 515 | 573 | 515 | 516 | 516 | 461 | 399 | 399 | 645 | 356 | 320 | 327 | 367 | 670 | 766 | 738 | 710 | 738 | 603 | 461 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:24AM1.20m | 8:33PM1.67m | 9:16AM1.15m | 9:21PM1.67m | 10:09AM1.09m | 10:11PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.30m | 3:19AM0.13m | 2:47PM0.33m | 4:13AM0.13m | 3:37PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 4:59 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 |
 kJ | 471 | 450 | 505 | 505 | 515 | 573 | 515 | 516 | 516 | 461 | 399 | 399 | 412 | 356 | 320 | 327 | 367 | 670 | 766 | 738 | 710 | 738 | 603 | 626 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 461 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 33 | 191 | 1128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 119 | 78 | 32 |
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