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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 10 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 114 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 146 | 112 | 150 | 164 | 111 | 94 | 99 | 178 | 355 | 206 | 160 | 135 | 167 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:57AM 1.15 | 3:31PM 1.27 | 4:51AM 1.28 | 4:38PM 1.25 | 5:40AM 1.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:23PM 0.23 | 9:35AM 0.58 | 10:13PM 0.20 | 10:49AM 0.49 | 11:03PM 0.18 | 11:55AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
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