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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 Tuesday 28 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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | S 17 | S 8 | E 8 | S 20 | E 8 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 8 | 76 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:42AM1.30m | 6:21PM1.39m | 6:27AM1.27m | 6:55PM1.47m | 7:09AM1.23m | 7:28PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.40m | 11:59AM0.22m | 00:32AM0.33m | 12:32PM0.23m | 1:15AM0.27m | 1:03PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 50 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 68 | 90 | 84 | 104 | 76 | 77 | 81 | 87 | 109 | 109 | 131 | 131 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | — | S 18 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 299 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 122 | 32 | 32 |
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