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Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 31 Dec 2025 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
21.9° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 12PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Dec)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (31 Dec)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (31 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

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Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
SE
1.9
ESE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2.3
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)9914131313121312131313121212121212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2682473261012120712611080121112561211116210289761444508436341330251359281214157154
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassononcross-
on		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
1.59
6:34PM
1.08
6:56AM
1.70
7:39PM
1.10
7:49AM
1.79
8:37PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
0.26
12:47PM
0.24
12:14AM
0.27
1:47PM
0.12
1:10AM
0.26
2:42PM
0.02
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Sunrise--5:46-------5:47-------5:48-----
Sunset------8:06-------8:06-------8:07-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C171617202020201919181921201919191918191919202020
Feels °C (?)171618201818181818171819171515161716171617181918
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