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Forresters Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Forresters surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 23.6°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.2 °C max: 24.0 °C min: 20.2 °C)
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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 23.6°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.2 °C max: 24.0 °C min: 20.2 °C)
How big are the waves at Forresters today?
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 11AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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| Energy (?) | 279 | 449 | 805 | 881 | 868 | 960 | 746 | 540 | 400 | 316 | 212 | 131 | 109 | 102 | 79 | 135 | 106 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 51 | 47 | 43 | 20 | 58 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 104 | 86 | 563 | 745 | 773 | 2298 | 2210 | 2194 | 1744 | 1412 | 1569 | 1537 | 1707 | 1655 | 1852 | 1631 | 1433 | 1345 | 917 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:48AM 1.28 | 6:29PM 1.27 | 6:27AM 1.29 | 6:59PM 1.36 | 7:05AM 1.28 | 7:29PM 1.44 | 7:41AM 1.26 | 7:59PM 1.50 | 8:18AM 1.22 | 8:30PM 1.54 | 8:55AM 1.17 | 9:03PM 1.55 | 9:33AM 1.12 | 9:39PM 1.54 | 10:15AM 1.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:12PM 0.27 | 12:28AM 0.40 | 12:41PM 0.25 | 1:07AM 0.33 | 1:10PM 0.24 | 1:45AM 0.27 | 1:38PM 0.25 | 2:23AM 0.23 | 2:07PM 0.27 | 3:00AM 0.21 | 2:37PM 0.30 | 3:40AM 0.21 | 3:10PM 0.34 | 4:22AM 0.23 | 3:45PM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
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