Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 2PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.4
E
1.4
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)67777777788889111716991312121010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7010711011113112712813012014518619521022526531131833388
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
1.18
12:33AM
1.56
1:17PM
1.06
1:33AM
1.50
2:34PM
0.97
2:45AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
0.18
6:00PM
0.30
7:20AM
0.24
6:52PM
0.40
8:34AM
0.29
7:57PM
0.49
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------
Sunset---7:01-------7:00-------6:59----
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111-11------------------
Temp. °C212222232222222221232323222220181821222222212019
Feels °C (?)222222232121212121222222212321191923222222222220
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