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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 10 am Tuesday 31 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
24.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 117 | 95 | 93 | 84 | 126 | 57 | 53 | 46 | 134 | 183 | 122 | 72 | 34 | 53 | 53 | 41 | 39 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 52 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:54AM 1.48 | 8:27PM 1.39 | 8:34AM 1.44 | 9:01PM 1.46 | 9:12AM 1.38 | 9:33PM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:16PM 0.14 | 2:28AM 0.24 | 2:47PM 0.15 | 3:10AM 0.20 | 3:17PM 0.18 | 3:50AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
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