Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 10PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 181 | 226 | 200 | 215 | 179 | 141 | 91 | 77 | 57 | 74 | 205 | 233 | 539 | 1087 | 1469 | 1403 | 1303 | 670 | 621 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:14PM1.32m | 10:37AM1.59m | 10:52PM1.22m | 11:15AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.30m | 4:04AM0.30m | 4:56PM0.35m | 4:33AM0.36m | 5:39PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | NNE 7 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 6 | 200 | 215 | 179 | 141 | 91 | 77 | 57 | 37 | 30 | 20 | 27 | 41 | 10 | 114 | 5 | 670 | 621 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | S 18 | NNE 7 | S 18 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 6 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 11 | E 14 | NE 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 97 | 181 | 226 | 306 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 22 | — | 74 | 205 | 233 | 539 | 1087 | 1469 | 1403 | 1303 | 104 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 149 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 91 | 5 | 107 | 181 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 5 | 5 |
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