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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 10 am Monday 01 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
22.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 94 | 59 | 48 | 116 | 91 | 80 | 58 | 40 | 196 | 358 | 632 | 866 | 866 | 668 | 439 | 343 | 257 | 168 | 131 | 79 | 46 | 62 | 70 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:40AM 1.43 | 5:43PM 1.23 | 6:28AM 1.57 | 6:46PM 1.22 | 7:15AM 1.70 | 7:45PM 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:55AM 0.37 | 11:52PM 0.16 | 12:56PM 0.23 | 12:40AM 0.16 | 1:52PM 0.10 | 1:28AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thu 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
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