Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)61414131313131314141414151514141211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)343943884304134134205116448019311042131012251072918895739599663804730630618
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40AM
1.28
4:52PM
1.06
4:35AM
1.33
5:35PM
1.19
5:25AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.61
10:36AM
0.33
10:22PM
0.55
11:17AM
0.25
11:18PM
0.45
11:55AM
0.17
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:13-------6:13-------6:13---
Sunset-------5:36-------5:35-------5:32
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201614131317202219161413121618181817161514181920
Feels °C (?)14998711141713119871215161615131211161718
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Forresters surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest