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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 Friday 05 Dec 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
21.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
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) (?) | 9 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2 | 98 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 191 | 508 | 542 | 575 | 636 | 534 | 423 | 187 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:38PM 1.17 | 9:39AM 1.87 | 10:33PM 1.14 | 10:29AM 1.83 | 11:28PM 1.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:40PM -0.05 | 3:06AM 0.23 | 4:33PM -0.06 | 3:55AM 0.28 | 5:26PM -0.03 | 4:47AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 32 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
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