Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 84 | 197 | 349 | 302 | 932 | 776 | 1000 | 955 | 1673 | 2031 | 2304 | 1912 | 1367 | 1055 | 783 | 577 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25AM1.04m | 4:21PM1.42m | 4:27AM1.01m | 5:15PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.68m | 9:33AM0.55m | 11:31PM0.63m | 10:28AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 88 | 84 | 62 | 55 | 39 | 640 | 39 | 808 | 955 | 1673 | 2031 | 2304 | 1912 | 1367 | 1055 | 783 | 577 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 197 | 349 | 302 | 932 | 776 | 1000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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