Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 26 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
24.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 5PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
0
0
!
!
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0
0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
6
SSW
6
S
7
S
6.5
S
6.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
Period(s) (?)1212121212121111111111891313141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129912691245122712361098851737572494423559120811528121111935116612142201074587026699579350344108
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
20
ENE
5
NE
15
SW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
45
W
25
W
30
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
0.95
4:04AM
1.43
5:24PM
1.00
5:17AM
1.45
6:25PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
0.30
9:19PM
0.53
11:13AM
0.27
10:44PM
0.52
12:14PM
0.22
11:56PM
0.45
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---6:58-------6:57-------6:54----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----6-1111131-----------
Temp. °C202425242019191714151313161615141416181920191515
Feels °C (?)212523252018181458667787810121314151212
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