Redhead Beach
City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
No photo of Redhead Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:11 pm4.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
3.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
4.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
4.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Where to stay near the beach
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 21°C70°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 3019 km/hmph ENE
- Gusts
- 4125 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.2 m4 ft
- UV
- 5 moderate
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 62%
- Sunset
- 7:11 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- Restrooms180 m600 ft away
- Showers160 m520 ft away
- Drinking water140 m470 ft away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m590 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables260 m860 ft away
- Playground370 m0.2 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 550 m0.3 mi
- Nearest town
- 6 km3.7 miBelmont (town)
- Nearest airport
- 41 km25 miMaitland Airport (MTL)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Little Redhead Beach0.2 km0.1 mi north-east away3.2 Poor
- Dudley Beach4.5 km2.8 mi north away3.2 Poor
- Nine Mile Beach4.9 km3.0 mi south-west away3.1 Poor
- Burwood Beach6.6 km4.1 mi north away3.2 Poor
- Merewether Beach8.2 km5.1 mi north-east away3.2 Poor