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Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
23.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)888877999977877810107799910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51142222318720314819619212312018921015913074135969413112760424446
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
1.27
4:12PM
0.93
5:07AM
1.31
5:25PM
0.89
5:58AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.40
10:51AM
0.57
10:06PM
0.45
12:00PM
0.51
10:59PM
0.47
12:56PM
0.44
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----5:56-------5:56-------5:58---
Sunset8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
5183--11-----------------
Temp. °C181718191919202121212121212223232222222223232322
Feels °C (?)161417191921202122212122232222222123232324232221
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