Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Forresters surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forresters sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.9
ENE
1.2
NE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)999459988835677667756668
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2424242585141312121147115715913010168432146811129310
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
SSE
0
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
ESE
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrossonglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
1.29
12:58AM
1.44
1:15PM
1.15
1:55AM
1.43
2:25PM
1.02
3:03AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
0.29
6:29PM
0.22
7:22AM
0.34
7:15PM
0.31
8:36AM
0.38
8:12PM
0.40
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise6:35-------6:35-------6:37-------
Sunset---7:38-------7:37-------7:36----
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C222526252524242324282322222121202023232424232222
Feels °C (?)242625242426292627302120212020202126232322232323
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