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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 Monday 18 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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 7AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
642 | 731 | 731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 473 | 541 | 0 | 0 | 865 | 802 | 755 | 679 | 687 | 1021 | 762 | 1018 | 1018 | 996 | 996 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.19m | 9:19PM1.82m | 10:13AM1.13m | 10:11PM1.78m | 11:13AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM-0.03m | 2:47PM0.24m | 4:12AM-0.03m | 3:37PM0.30m | 5:09AM0.01m | 4:32PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 642 | 731 | 731 | 661 | 586 | 586 | 573 | 493 | 412 | 473 | 541 | 653 | 826 | 865 | 802 | 755 | 679 | 608 | 645 | 410 | 400 | 400 | 346 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 530 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 122 | 489 | 687 | 1021 | 762 | 1018 | 1018 | 996 | 996 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 163 | 201 | 163 | 127 | 31 |
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