Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 03 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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 8AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 03). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (03 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.8
E
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
1.1
E
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)1418131313138121212913131312121211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87181717169029292918669989385817771706845424120
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
1.65
9:32PM
1.34
9:37AM
1.59
10:08PM
1.39
10:15AM
1.50
10:42PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
0.23
3:28PM
0.06
3:23AM
0.20
4:00PM
0.08
4:05AM
0.21
4:31PM
0.13
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:27-------7:25--
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1---2------------------
Temp. °C232122222421232322222223232423232222222324242423
Feels °C (?)211820222422242424242525232321232323242423222323
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