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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 4 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 AEDTForecast 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 9PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 38 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 38 | 36 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 99 | 171 | 170 | 181 | 129 | 175 | 277 | 285 | 219 | 156 | 216 | 407 | 268 | 215 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:33PM 1.51 | 9:49AM 1.31 | 10:04PM 1.52 | 10:26AM 1.23 | 10:37PM 1.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:17PM 0.18 | 3:50AM 0.19 | 3:46PM 0.23 | 4:29AM 0.20 | 4:15PM 0.29 | 5:08AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
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