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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 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 11PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1764 | 1252 | 2704 | 3243 | 2470 | 2324 | 1955 | 1850 | 1882 | 1944 | 2271 | 2460 | 2346 | 2160 | 1978 | 2011 | 2011 | 1777 | 1946 | 1582 | 1365 | 1194 | 1022 | 955 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:51PM 1.73 | 9:23AM 1.29 | 9:35PM 1.74 | 10:17AM 1.20 | 10:24PM 1.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:27PM 0.12 | 3:23AM 0.02 | 3:08PM 0.19 | 4:17AM 0.04 | 3:53PM 0.27 | 5:15AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
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