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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 3 am Sunday 31 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Forresters today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
161 | 136 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 62 | 62 | 140 | 64 | 85 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:09AM1.04m | 8:08PM1.57m | 8:49AM1.03m | 8:46PM1.56m | 9:29AM1.02m | 9:24PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.23m | 1:35PM0.38m | 2:58AM0.21m | 2:11PM0.40m | 3:37AM0.22m | 2:49PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 161 | 136 | 109 | 121 | 90 | 89 | 63 | 84 | 27 | 38 | 64 | 49 | 37 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 4 | S 8 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 153 | 123 | 123 | 86 | 55 | 51 | 89 | 87 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 85 | 24 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 140 | 62 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 96 | 0 |
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