Redhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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Redhead surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 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 22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Dec)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Dec)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (15 Dec)	-	-

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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Print Table

	Monday 15				Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	SSE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E
Period(s) (?)	7	7	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	8	8	8	8	4	4	5	5	6	6	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	50	36	0	87	85	83	69	73	68	68	40	24	25	33	32	32	26	50	75	64	55	34	18	42
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)			6:01PM 0.97				6:41AM 1.31				6:54PM 0.95				7:20AM 1.36				7:41PM 0.94				7:57AM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)	12:22PM 0.49				11:48PM 0.38				1:15PM 0.44				12:28AM 0.38					2:01PM 0.38			1:07AM 0.38

	Monday 15				Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-
Sunset	-	7:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	18	18	17	18	24
Feels °C (?)	18	17	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	19	18	17	16	17	16	18	18	18	23

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