Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
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 Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 120 | 175 | 141 | 159 | 131 | 73 | 52 | 43 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.36m | 1:53AM1.02m | 2:43PM1.36m | 2:58AM0.96m | 3:42PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.69m | 7:41AM0.59m | 9:55PM0.68m | 8:46AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | NE 6 |
56 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 106 | 95 | 73 | 52 | 43 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 9 | NE 3 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 12 | E 9 | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 4 | SE 7 | S 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 |
4 | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 5 |
64 | 120 | 175 | 141 | 159 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 119 | 260 | 79 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 59 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 137 | 195 |
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