Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 23 Feb 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 2PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSE
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.4
SSW
0.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)88345666777468887157149456
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1111731536469797461324010521111094442623169
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
E
15
S
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
1.15
1:55AM
1.43
2:25PM
1.02
3:03AM
1.43
3:53PM
0.95
4:19AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
0.34
7:15PM
0.31
8:36AM
0.38
8:12PM
0.40
10:03AM
0.38
9:25PM
0.46
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:36-------7:35----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------------245
Temp. °C252926242323222222242424242322212123242424232122
Feels °C (?)272824242323222324262322222123222224242727251921
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