Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 13 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
22.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 4AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)12111111111110101099101010101010999910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)690643676764835804656490408287240257273225225225216207168168180192184164
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
0
S
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.19
5:25AM
1.38
6:14PM
1.32
6:12AM
1.42
6:51PM
1.46
6:58AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
0.45
11:55AM
0.17
12:09AM
0.34
12:32PM
0.11
12:57AM
0.23
1:09PM
0.08
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:13-------6:15-------6:16---
Sunset-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717151417191919181615151921202019171616192222
Feels °C (?)161514121115171716161514131819181920171616182019
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