Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 572 | 621 | 333 | 198 | 125 | 105 | 123 | 184 | 127 | 120 | 137 | 89 | 71 | 64 | 47 | 163 | 197 | 240 | 320 | 503 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33PM1.49m | 2:08AM1.08m | 2:43PM1.52m | 3:28AM1.07m | 3:54PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.50m | 7:51AM0.52m | 9:48PM0.46m | 9:14AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 572 | 621 | 333 | 198 | 125 | 69 | 123 | 184 | 127 | 120 | 85 | 65 | 85 | 64 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 105 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 10 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 115 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 22 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 16 | 119 | 137 | 89 | 142 | 13 | 53 | 163 | 197 | 240 | 320 | 503 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 247 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 70 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 69 | 59 | 22 | 13 | 456 | 22 | 13 |
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