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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 Friday 17 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
22.1° 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: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 32 | 31 | 41 | 414 | 921 | 1331 | 1005 | 865 | 1029 | 1665 | 2108 | 2681 | 1822 | 1921 | 1755 | 1786 | 1686 | 1558 | 2013 | 2293 | 2257 | 2231 | 2231 | 2213 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:09PM 1.67 | 8:33AM 1.37 | 8:51PM 1.73 | 9:23AM 1.29 | 9:35PM 1.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:47PM 0.09 | 2:33AM 0.06 | 2:27PM 0.12 | 3:23AM 0.02 | 3:08PM 0.19 | 4:17AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
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