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Forresters Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Forresters today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | |
60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 63 | 4 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.56m | 9:29AM1.02m | 9:24PM1.54m | 10:11AM1.00m | 10:02PM1.51m | 10:54AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.22m | 2:49PM0.42m | 4:17AM0.23m | 3:27PM0.45m | 4:58AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 60 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 63 | 66 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 58 | 60 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | NE 7 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 90 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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