Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)--
Afternoon (26 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
E
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.7
E
0.9
SSE
1.6
ENE
1.6
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)91188108888101010667117561111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12114380611385150455698989889133143114791131718284112110112
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
25
N
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
0
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37PM
1.40
1:56AM
0.99
1:28PM
1.35
2:58AM
1.05
2:27PM
1.31
3:57AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
0.28
7:04AM
0.59
8:32PM
0.26
8:17AM
0.61
9:23PM
0.23
9:35AM
0.58
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise------5:37-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset-7:43-------7:44-------7:45------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C333030252221243027262220191919212222222119192325
Feels °C (?)312729242019212624242118181920191819182019182124
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