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Little Redhead Beach

City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Little Redhead Beach 1 photo

  • Massive Triassic sandstone at Redhead BeachEOS 1707

    Massive Triassic sandstone at Redhead BeachEOS 1707. Tim J Keegan from Lake Macquarie, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:11 pm
7 am
4.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Little Redhead Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
3220 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
4025 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
68%
Sunset
7:11 pm
Today
4.5Fair7 am1811
4.8Fair8 am1912
4.6Fair9 am1912
4.6Fair10 am2213
4.9Fair11 am1912
4.0Fair12 pm2012
4.2Fair1 pm2214
3.1Poor2 pm3019
3.2PoorNow3220
3.3Poor4 pm3019
4.0Fair5 pm3019
4.9Fair6 pm2817
5.8Good7 pm2616
Sat
5.2Fair7 am85
5.5Good8 am64
7.9Great9 am53
8.3Great10 am64
8.4Great11 am106
8.1Great12 pm159
7.5Great1 pm2012
7.6Great2 pm2113
7.9Great3 pm1912
7.9Great4 pm1912
7.8Great5 pm2113
7.9Great6 pm2213
8.1Great7 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 52%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 57%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 40%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 17%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms130 m410 ft away
  • Showers90 m300 ft away
  • Drinking water120 m400 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m700 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables170 m550 ft away
  • Playground490 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
670 m0.4 miBeach Rd after Steel St
Nearest town
6.2 km3.8 miBelmont (town)
Nearest airport
41 km25 miMaitland Airport (MTL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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