Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 47 | 51 | 327 | 375 | 432 | 264 | 316 | 268 | 344 | 264 | 249 | 206 | 168 | 175 | 141 | 151 | 167 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 255 | 275 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:10AM0.96m | 4:41PM1.42m | 5:22AM1.00m | 5:34PM1.48m | 6:19AM1.07m | 6:20PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.61m | 9:57AM0.62m | 00:01AM0.52m | 11:01AM0.58m | 00:39AM0.43m | 11:54AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 50 | 47 | 18 | 327 | 375 | 432 | 199 | 316 | 268 | 344 | 264 | 249 | 206 | 168 | 175 | 141 | 144 | 110 | 110 | 81 | 56 | 56 | 275 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | ENE 9 | S 19 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 131 | 264 | 116 | 84 | 15 | 51 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 24 | 30 | 7 | — | 20 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 15 | S 18 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | E 13 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 9 | 33 | 54 | 51 | 30 | 55 | 61 | 66 | 48 | 68 | — | 56 | 40 | 65 | 110 | 151 | 167 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 255 | 350 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 59 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 185 | 52 | 52 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 352 | 379 | 79 | 59 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 52 | 52 | 20 | 5 |
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