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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 3 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 26 | 26 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 222 | 30 | 394 | 469 | 430 | 413 | 413 | 420 | 511 | 644 | 801 | 931 | 1057 | 1293 | 1087 | 1072 | 931 | 857 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:36AM 1.25 | 4:00PM 0.96 | 3:40AM 1.28 | 4:52PM 1.06 | 4:35AM 1.33 | 5:35PM 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:46AM 0.41 | 9:14PM 0.61 | 10:36AM 0.33 | 10:22PM 0.55 | 11:17AM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
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