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Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 8AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
1673 | 1616 | 1559 | 1452 | 1478 | 1382 | 1398 | 1398 | 1302 | 1324 | 1347 | 1347 | 1347 | 1934 | 2322 | 1797 | 1656 | 1712 | 1595 | 1436 | 1436 | 1351 | 1308 | 1148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.25m | 4:23PM1.27m | 4:15AM1.18m | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:10AM1.12m | 5:47PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.25m | 10:27PM0.49m | 10:32AM0.28m | 11:27PM0.43m | 11:10AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
1673 | 1616 | 1559 | 1452 | 1478 | 1382 | 1398 | 1398 | 1302 | 1324 | 1347 | 1347 | 1347 | 1344 | 1797 | 1797 | 1656 | 1712 | 1595 | 1436 | 1436 | 1351 | 1308 | 1148 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 44 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
— | — | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1934 | 2322 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 127 |
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