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Forster Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Forster Beach Surf Forecast / Australia

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 09 am Monday 04 Jun 2012

Forster Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.8
ENE
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ENE
6.0
SSE
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SSE
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SSE
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SSE
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Period (s) (?) 9 10 13 14 14 14 12 12 13 16 16 14 14 16 15 14 13 13
Surfscale
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Max-energy 113 120 11360 14839 12133 8194 3931 2831 2157 1778 1398 2374 1665 2573 1568 1097 905 380
Wind
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35
W 40
W 45
S 45
S 40
S 30
S 20
SSW 30
SSW 25
SW 25
SW 20
SSW 15
S 15
SSW 15
SSE 5
SW 10
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SSE 10
WSW
Wind State (?) off off cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Forster Beach blow from the W
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
1.33

9:03PM
1.86
9:43AM
1.31

9:54PM
1.84
10:37AM
1.29

10:44PM
1.77
11:29AM
1.27

11:33PM
1.68
12:21PM
1.26

12:22AM
1.58



Low Tide
/ height (m)

2:27PM
0.24
3:39AM
0.14

3:16PM
0.29

4:29AM
0.17
4:05PM
0.36

5:19AM
0.22
4:56PM
0.44

6:09AM
0.29
5:50PM
0.53

6:58AM
0.35


 

Note: the tide data above is for Forster, Australia which is 5 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Forster Beach. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is 19.7 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 20.5 max: 22.3 min: 19.2 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Tue night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).
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Rain (mm) - 6 15 2 2 4 2 4 8 2 4 6 2 - 2 2 1 1
High °C 15 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 15 15 15 16 15 14 16 16 15
Low °C 12 13 14 15 14 13 14 13 12 14 15 13 14 15 12 14 15 13
Chill °C (?) 13 11 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 13 14 14 15 14 14 15 15 15
Sunrise 6:43 - - 6:45 - - 6:45 - - 6:46 - - 6:46 - - 6:46 - -
Sunset - 16:52 - - 16:51 - - 16:51 - - 16:51 - - 16:51 - - 16:51 -
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The above surf forecast table for Forster Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 2-7 days. A general guide to surfing at Forster Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Forster Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Forster Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Are you planning a holiday in Port Macquarie? If you are looking for accommodation near Forster Beach, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Port Macquarie, consider staying in Forster which is 5 km (3 miles) away. Other places in and around Port Macquarie where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Taree which is 34 km (21 miles) away, Port Stephens, Port Macquarie and North Shore.