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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 4 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 10PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 423 | 308 | 972 | 10376 | 17125 | 16425 | 13769 | 13574 | 7083 | 5691 | 6114 | 5449 | 4998 | 4579 | 3580 | 2777 | 1818 | 1555 | 1153 | 910 | 731 | 624 | 485 | 385 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:24PM 1.00 | 5:17AM 1.45 | 6:25PM 1.09 | 6:18AM 1.47 | 7:12PM 1.20 | 7:09AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:13AM 0.27 | 10:44PM 0.52 | 12:14PM 0.22 | 11:56PM 0.45 | 1:02PM 0.18 | 12:54AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
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