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Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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Forster Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
23.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
468 | 392 | 332 | 284 | 279 | 225 | 352 | 520 | 744 | 1657 | 2005 | 2268 | 2049 | 1329 | 1248 | 2000 | 2140 | 2849 | 2500 | 2238 | 2195 | 1793 | 1342 | 1107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:26PM1.50m | 12:16PM1.00m | 00:15AM1.46m | 1:16PM1.00m | 1:08AM1.42m | 2:14PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.47m | 5:09PM0.61m | 7:11AM0.49m | 6:07PM0.68m | 8:08AM0.48m | 7:22PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
468 | 392 | 332 | 284 | 279 | 225 | 183 | 148 | 117 | 1657 | 2005 | 2268 | 1575 | 83 | 900 | 1060 | 2140 | 1828 | 1701 | 1608 | 1761 | 88 | 1342 | 1107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
41 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 120 | 94 | 96 | 106 | 3 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 4 | 88 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | — | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
31 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 4 | WSW 2 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
5 | 14 | 2 | 74 | 57 | 163 | 352 | 520 | 744 | — | — | — | 2049 | 1329 | 1248 | 2000 | — | 2849 | 2500 | 2238 | 2195 | 1793 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 91 | 210 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
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