Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 2PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (28 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Mon
01
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
E
1.3
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.3
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)671111111111111111111111116788888768
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108932313961141121121121121121121141141131302202011721469894146137217
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
30
WSW
15
WSW
25
S
15
S
5
SW
5
WNW
15
NE
30
ENE
15
E
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
1.31
3:57AM
1.15
3:31PM
1.27
4:51AM
1.28
4:38PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
0.61
9:23PM
0.23
9:35AM
0.58
10:13PM
0.20
10:49AM
0.49
11:03PM
0.18
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Mon
01
Sunrise5:37-------5:37-------5:37-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:45-------7:46----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202323232221212125263127242019181922242525201715
Feels °C (?)212219201920212020232723211618181920192420151412
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