Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 09 Mar 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 5PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (09 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (09 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.9
E
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.2
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)7778777777777771413813139121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)542503465558318268217193176156121118102868010710211198962355249909
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:47PM
1.02
1:13AM
1.31
1:38PM
0.93
2:08AM
1.25
2:51PM
0.86
3:17AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
0.42
6:32PM
0.45
7:58AM
0.49
7:14PM
0.52
9:12AM
0.53
8:12PM
0.58
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---7:20-------7:19-------7:17----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
3444432111--------------
Temp. °C222223232322222121232424232321201923252423222122
Feels °C (?)192022232322242222242425242423222023232221212122
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