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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 Sunday 17 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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 6AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 3 | E 10 | E 10 | |
450 | 499 | 582 | 609 | 562 | 575 | 642 | 650 | 642 | 635 | 635 | 575 | 506 | 452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 553 | 7 | 947 | 986 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:21AM1.24m | 8:30PM1.82m | 9:16AM1.19m | 9:19PM1.82m | 10:13AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.00m | 1:59PM0.19m | 3:17AM-0.03m | 2:47PM0.24m | 4:12AM-0.03m | 3:37PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 450 | 499 | 582 | 609 | 562 | 575 | 642 | 650 | 642 | 635 | 635 | 575 | 506 | 452 | 402 | 413 | 412 | 380 | 397 | 440 | 553 | 809 | 947 | 986 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 15 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 98 |
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