Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 14 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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.4
SSE
1.5
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)9889999151917161615151414611111212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)281194157115110101791094924994434162872091986314358556767666337
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.98
6:25AM
1.39
7:14PM
1.08
7:08AM
1.47
7:51PM
1.19
7:49AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
0.51
1:12PM
0.28
12:47AM
0.43
1:47PM
0.19
1:32AM
0.34
2:20PM
0.12
Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:54---
Sunset-------7:13-------7:10-------7:09
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212120181720212222211919182022232221212021253026
Feels °C (?)191919181719181919191819181920211919212021253024
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