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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 Friday 08 May 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 9AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | |
1293 | 1200 | 786 | 716 | 1143 | 878 | 1966 | 1401 | 1326 | 1109 | 1055 | 1276 | 1670 | 1377 | 1039 | 832 | 495 | 413 | 348 | 297 | 430 | 331 | 333 | 333 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:51PM1.35m | 1:04PM0.93m | 00:44AM1.31m | 2:11PM0.96m | 1:42AM1.28m | 3:12PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.37m | 6:08PM0.61m | 7:53AM0.36m | 7:18PM0.63m | 8:46AM0.32m | 8:35PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | S 11 | S 8 |
 kJ | 1293 | 1200 | 786 | 716 | 661 | 567 | 1146 | 1401 | 1326 | 1109 | 1055 | 1276 | 1128 | 973 | 786 | 602 | 495 | 413 | 348 | 297 | 297 | 102 | 89 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 18 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 90 | 70 | 70 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 31 | 100 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | S 17 | N 9 | — | — | S 20 | — | ENE 11 | S 20 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | 40 | 8 | — | — | — | 54 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 25 | 60 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | 2 | 5 | 1143 | 878 | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | 1670 | 1377 | 1039 | 832 | — | — | — | — | 430 | 331 | 333 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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