Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 14 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
S
0.1
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)11111110101010999998888121212812555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144144108102696865434126262614145533313885
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
SSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
0.94
2:33PM
1.43
3:49AM
0.95
3:49PM
1.44
5:00AM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
0.33
7:41AM
0.50
9:45PM
0.32
9:05AM
0.52
10:55PM
0.27
10:22AM
0.49
Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Sunrise----5:54-------5:52-------5:50---
Sunset-------5:45-------5:45-------5:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201817151419242522212018182225242322211816202119
Feels °C (?)161413111016212219191715151821191920191515181916
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Forresters (light winds from the NW at Killarney Vale wx 5 km from Forresters). A 0.9m groundswell from the S

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1 h 19 min ago

6 km/h
NW
Clean
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