Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 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 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (22 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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
0.4
S
0.4
S
1
ENE
1.4
NE
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.9
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)899994699888846777776468
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22242424244011424131211115291481781581349156383810522
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
ENE
20
SE
5
ENE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
1.44
12:19PM
1.29
12:58AM
1.44
1:15PM
1.15
1:55AM
1.43
2:25PM
1.02
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
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:36--
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222222252725252424232426242222212120202223242423
Feels °C (?)252624262624262528262729232021202020212423232222
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