
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
533 | 441 | 274 | 287 | 234 | 230 | 186 | 151 | 173 | 137 | 82 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:34AM1.04m | 6:49PM1.59m | 7:25AM1.09m | 7:31PM1.63m | 8:09AM1.14m | 8:09PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.46m | 12:10PM0.48m | 1:43AM0.38m | 12:55PM0.45m | 2:17AM0.31m | 1:37PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
533 | 441 | 274 | 287 | 234 | 230 | 186 | 151 | 173 | 137 | 82 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | SW 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
6 | 6 | 116 | 60 | 38 | 2 | 51 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 15 | S 18 | S 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 59 | 181 | 137 | 69 | 69 | 59 | 69 | 89 |
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