
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 8AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
871 | 848 | 798 | 1020 | 880 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 681 | 681 | 665 | 753 | 798 | 798 | 647 | 557 | 459 | 407 | 300 | 255 | 252 | 325 | 281 | 275 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34AM1.26m | 3:28PM1.44m | 3:38AM1.20m | 4:27PM1.54m | 4:47AM1.17m | 5:28PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.42m | 10:00PM0.56m | 9:51AM0.41m | 11:16PM0.47m | 10:51AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
615 | 323 | 798 | 1020 | 880 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 681 | 681 | 665 | 753 | 798 | 798 | 647 | 557 | 459 | 407 | 300 | 255 | 193 | 325 | 281 | 275 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 23 | ESE 10 | S 23 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 21 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
9 | 11 | 283 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 149 | 231 | 218 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 143 | 227 | 226 | 252 | 121 | 90 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | S 14 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 |
— | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
871 | 848 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 34 | 0 |
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