
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
584 | 467 | 339 | 273 | 207 | 135 | 293 | 145 | 236 | 268 | 215 | 203 | 371 | 656 | 469 | 399 | 313 | 358 | 203 | 299 | 306 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.30m | 8:05PM1.84m | 8:43AM1.37m | 8:51PM1.82m | 9:27AM1.41m | 9:35PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.27m | 2:40AM0.11m | 2:23PM0.24m | 3:20AM0.12m | 3:09PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 10 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 |
584 | 467 | 339 | 273 | 207 | 135 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 515 | 469 | 399 | 313 | 253 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | S 21 | S 21 | S 16 | S 11 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 9 |
81 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 69 | 72 | 2 | 74 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 62 | 50 | 76 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 7 | N 11 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | N 10 | N 10 | S 20 | S 15 |
— | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 72 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 293 | 145 | 236 | 268 | 215 | 203 | 371 | 656 | — | — | — | 358 | 203 | 299 | 306 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 318 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
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