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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 3 pm Tuesday 14 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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 580 | 490 | 414 | 332 | 275 | 257 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 225 | 216 | 202 | 164 | 164 | 168 | 183 | 175 | 133 | 101 | 99 | 76 | 73 | 50 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:14PM 1.32 | 6:12AM 1.42 | 6:51PM 1.46 | 6:58AM 1.44 | 7:29PM 1.58 | 7:45AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:55AM 0.17 | 12:09AM 0.34 | 12:32PM 0.11 | 12:57AM 0.23 | 1:09PM 0.08 | 1:45AM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 |
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