Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (11 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)77777881313131213121212121212121211121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)137134102868616510810198981345349145800678687594594586576699710537
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
0.93
2:08AM
1.25
2:51PM
0.86
3:17AM
1.23
4:22PM
0.85
4:31AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
0.52
9:12AM
0.53
8:12PM
0.58
10:35AM
0.52
9:32PM
0.61
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset-7:19-------7:17-------7:16------
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-------------------1111
Temp. °C242423232221202325242423222222232222212020191920
Feels °C (?)252423232323222223222323222219201919191818171718
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