Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 07 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)9910109910109998101099999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10183898985103164248218227182120908985818379788194969468
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
0
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
0.98
11:31PM
1.35
12:19PM
0.91
12:23AM
1.29
1:28PM
0.88
1:26AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
0.49
6:29AM
0.42
5:35PM
0.56
7:33AM
0.46
6:35PM
0.61
8:43AM
0.45
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:09-------6:11-------6:11-
Sunset-5:42-------5:40-------5:39------
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252323232119192222212121191919212322222221202126
Feels °C (?)242323221917182121202124202120222221222221202024
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