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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 pm Monday 23 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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 7AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 111 | 110 | 107 | 111 | 15 | 149 | 161 | 195 | 215 | 225 | 275 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1170 | 1634 | 1783 | 1592 | 1510 | 1266 | 1227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | off | off | glass | off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:33AM 1.56 | 1:17PM 1.06 | 1:33AM 1.50 | 2:34PM 0.97 | 2:45AM 1.45 | 4:04PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:00PM 0.30 | 7:20AM 0.24 | 6:52PM 0.40 | 8:34AM 0.29 | 7:57PM 0.49 | 9:57AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
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