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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 9 am Saturday 23 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 1PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | |
1346 | 2136 | 1992 | 2198 | 2430 | 2394 | 2405 | 2486 | 2527 | 2284 | 2069 | 2221 | 2165 | 1857 | 1644 | 1616 | 1491 | 1517 | 1491 | 1347 | 1256 | 1244 | 1288 | 1194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.11m | 2:12AM1.35m | 3:31PM1.18m | 3:15AM1.25m | 4:23PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.18m | 8:00PM0.54m | 9:01AM0.22m | 9:17PM0.53m | 9:49AM0.25m | 10:27PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | 4:55 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 1346 | 1738 | 1992 | 2198 | 2430 | 2394 | 2405 | 2486 | 2527 | 2284 | 2069 | 2221 | 2165 | 1857 | 1644 | 1616 | 1491 | 1517 | 1491 | 1347 | 1256 | 1244 | 1288 | 1194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 362 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 44 | 41 | 61 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 54 | 54 | 121 | 127 | 167 | 213 | 23 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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