Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 28 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
24.9° 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 6PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)21ft (6.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Mar)18ft (5.5m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
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1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
S
6
S
5.5
S
4.5
SSE
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)1413131312121211111111101010101099999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1440913147105666036694259175146414131342777169915261210990772611495377318273228184154114
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
1.45
6:25PM
1.09
6:18AM
1.47
7:12PM
1.20
7:09AM
1.49
7:52PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.22
11:56PM
0.45
1:02PM
0.18
12:54AM
0.37
1:41PM
0.15
1:44AM
0.30
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---6:54-------6:53-------6:52----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141619191919161515192020202020191920212121212019
Feels °C (?)71013131415131212161718181920181920212019192020
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