Redhead surf break

Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Redhead today?

The current surf forecast for Redhead at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.9
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
E
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)999988888847776666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141414131312931212121226231622293942523233253737
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NW
5
NE
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
1.22
8:02AM
1.40
8:32PM
1.31
8:44AM
1.38
9:08PM
1.38
9:24AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
0.25
2:20PM
0.15
2:34AM
0.20
2:56PM
0.14
3:18AM
0.17
3:29PM
0.16
Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------6:51-------6:49-------6:47
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019181820212121212019182121222121201919212222
Feels °C (?)181919181820191919202020182219201920201920222120
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