Redhead is the northern Nine Mile Beach reef break in Lake Macquarie, a powerful left-leaning surf beach with cliffs, the shark tower, and a reef-and-sand setup that can run for a meaningful 100 m section when it turns on. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Redhead in New South Wales.
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North-northwest offshore is the clean wind lane, northeast swell is the main trigger, and all tides are workable, but the north-end reef and sand setup can feel more powerful than a standard beachbreak.
Watch for crowding on weekends, sharks, and the rockier north-end section near the reef.
Use the northern beach-car-park and surf-club side of Redhead, with the shark tower and cliffy beach frontage as the landmark.
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