Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 1PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.2
S
1
ENE
0.8
E
0.3
S
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
SSE
0.4
S
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)55516561166698588886945988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)322323264938215241465822222121222115132649243712
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
5
S
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
10
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
1.54
11:27PM
1.42
11:32AM
1.43
12:10AM
1.44
12:19PM
1.29
12:58AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.08
5:28AM
0.25
5:49PM
0.14
6:21AM
0.29
6:29PM
0.22
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:35-------
Sunset---7:40-------7:39-------7:38----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----1-------------15611
Temp. °C222323232423222222272524232322222224252522222121
Feels °C (?)222223212425252524292424262524252626252724242423
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