Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 AEDT
Forecast 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
20.4° 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: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)--
Afternoon (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
1.7
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1.6
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)1561413131212111111101010101066665691010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121189985511772684138363332313016323424336067451345294
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
W
10
WSW
20
SW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.19
6:34AM
1.35
6:36PM
1.15
7:08AM
1.43
7:20PM
1.13
7:40AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.48
12:03AM
0.29
12:50PM
0.41
12:37AM
0.30
1:33PM
0.34
1:09AM
0.31
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise------5:43-------5:41-------5:41-
Sunset-7:32-------7:34-------7:35------
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-31---------------------
Temp. °C212021202019192628262424211919222425221917151718
Feels °C (?)181619202119192528252319191415181922211713111414
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