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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 9 pm Wednesday 15 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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 216 | 202 | 168 | 168 | 171 | 186 | 175 | 133 | 99 | 91 | 68 | 56 | 50 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 276 | 1051 | 1138 | 1090 | 1066 | 1068 | 2457 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:51PM 1.46 | 6:58AM 1.44 | 7:29PM 1.58 | 7:45AM 1.42 | 8:09PM 1.67 | 8:33AM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:57AM 0.23 | 1:09PM 0.08 | 1:45AM 0.13 | 1:47PM 0.09 | 2:33AM 0.06 | 2:27PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
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