Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 2AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)995555555666699868899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393952423231212764809652542623221421222323242432
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoncross-
on
onglasscrosscrossglassglasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
1.37
10:50AM
1.54
11:27PM
1.42
11:32AM
1.43
12:10AM
1.44
12:19PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
0.23
5:13PM
0.08
5:28AM
0.25
5:49PM
0.14
6:21AM
0.29
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:40-------7:39-------7:38
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C232222222223232323232322222625242423222222252525
Feels °C (?)232221212223232223242625252825252825252626272423
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