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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 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 5PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 149 | 192 | 227 | 276 | 188 | 159 | 184 | 344 | 400 | 224 | 191 | 196 | 187 | 238 | 238 | 207 | 212 | 181 | 190 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 133 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:26AM 1.23 | 10:37PM 1.51 | 11:03AM 1.14 | 11:11PM 1.48 | 11:42AM 1.06 | 11:48PM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:15PM 0.29 | 5:08AM 0.24 | 4:44PM 0.35 | 5:50AM 0.29 | 5:16PM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tue 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
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