Forresters Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.39° S 151.49° E

Issued: 3 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forresters sea temperature is
19.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Forresters surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Forresters today (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 9PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2134
1796
3175
2413
1904
1685
1593
1461
1434
1412
1412
1490
1520
1652
2183
2183
2245
2460
2416
2453
2287
2090
1445
1351
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:55AM1.14m
11:35PM1.38m
12:42PM1.19m
00:21AM1.30m
1:34PM1.25m
1:18AM1.20m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.50m
6:18AM0.20m
6:23PM0.52m
6:59AM0.22m
7:29PM0.53m
7:46AM0.24m
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light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
1.5
SSE
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
0.2
S
17
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
11
803
13
13
14
3
4
4
15
15
14
12
1741
1637
22
2416
2058
1951
1735
1445
1351
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
1
SE
14
0.7
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
14
Energy kJ
7
5
4
4
5
4
357
191
289
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
Energy kJ
2134
1796
3175
2413
1904
1685
1593
1461
1434
1412
1412
1490
1520
1652
2183
2183
2245
2460
2453
2287
2090
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
38
299
299
299
299
334
306
289
234
163
163
163
15
15
7
14
38
38
38
127
15
15
14
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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