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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 9 pm Sunday 26 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 5AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 4 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 3 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 19 | E 7 | S 9 | S 17 | S 8 | E 8 | |
17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.19m | 4:51AM1.33m | 5:44PM1.30m | 5:42AM1.30m | 6:21PM1.39m | 6:27AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.47m | 11:21AM0.22m | 11:43PM0.40m | 11:59AM0.22m | 00:32AM0.33m | 12:32PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 34 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 50 | 60 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 38 | 35 | 85 | 81 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | NE 9 | E 7 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 39 | 5 | 88 | 98 | 98 | 166 | 299 | 96 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 269 | 86 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
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