Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 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
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 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1099910101010109999109999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41433227525127327322523121616816813313614814213310193745550473231
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
SE
15
E
10
SE
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
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)
12:09AM
0.34
12:32PM
0.11
12:57AM
0.23
1:09PM
0.08
1:45AM
0.13
1:47PM
0.09
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:15-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817151418202020191716161922212121191818242727
Feels °C (?)171716141216171719191615151920182119171514202424
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