Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 21 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 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
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 (?)
0.7
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1.3
ENE
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.7
SE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)688889999599488888667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32222121222424242474241415121255101211281311147457
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
5
NE
5
SW
10
SW
0
S
5
NW
15
NNE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
ESE
15
S
15
E
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
SSE
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crossglasscrossglassoffcross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
1.43
12:10AM
1.44
12:19PM
1.29
12:58AM
1.44
1:15PM
1.15
1:55AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
0.14
6:21AM
0.29
6:29PM
0.22
7:22AM
0.34
7:15PM
0.31
8:36AM
0.38
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------6:35-------6:35-------6:37-
Sunset-7:39-------7:38-------7:37------
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1--------211----11-----
Temp. °C272524232222222526252423242323242522222222222224
Feels °C (?)272727262426252624232525262626262820212222232326
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