Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 7AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
0
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
3
S
5.5
SSW
6.5
S
6.5
S
6.5
S
5
SSE
5
S
4
SSE
4.5
S
4
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211111111111110121313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108011941299126912451227123610989447375724944443791896916915509144771404878078806518355394927
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
20
ENE
15
NE
10
SSW
10
NW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
1.45
4:04PM
0.95
4:04AM
1.43
5:24PM
1.00
5:17AM
1.45
6:25PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
0.30
9:19PM
0.53
11:13AM
0.27
10:44PM
0.52
12:14PM
0.22
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset-----6:58-------6:57-------6:54--
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------2421-1-46---------
Temp. °C212020242524201919171515151315151513121518191919
Feels °C (?)232120242324211917141098678866912131416
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