- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Forresters Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 17 | S 8 | S 15 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | |
33 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 186 | 190 | 251 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 602 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:28PM1.53m | 7:48AM1.19m | 8:00PM1.56m | 8:27AM1.15m | 8:32PM1.57m | 9:06AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.25m | 1:55AM0.22m | 1:34PM0.28m | 2:34AM0.20m | 2:05PM0.32m | 3:12AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  | | |  | | | |  | | |  | | | |  | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 33 | 30 | 137 | 133 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 107 | 137 | 10 | 10 | 197 | 186 | 190 | 251 | 380 | 5 | 1 | 614 | 602 | 681 | 681 | 627 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 107 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | 506 | 589 | 828 | 846 | 1011 | 904 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 475 | 131 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 96 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 475 | 352 | 86 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 86 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Forresters surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest