Forresters surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Forresters today?

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.6
SE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)995555555556666698688999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1726544525447363325315174625041432622162022242424
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
E
20
SSE
15
SE
5
S
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffglassoffglassononglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
1.37
10:50AM
1.54
11:27PM
1.42
11:32AM
1.43
12:10AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
0.05
4:41AM
0.23
5:13PM
0.08
5:28AM
0.25
5:49PM
0.14
6:21AM
0.29
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------6:33-------6:33-------6:35-
Sunset-7:42-------7:40-------7:39------
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C242323232222222223222324232222272525252322222326
Feels °C (?)252323232121222224222426272624302527292525252628
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