Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
268 | 344 | 264 | 249 | 204 | 168 | 175 | 141 | 144 | 151 | 172 | 226 | 312 | 540 | 459 | 327 | 269 | 248 | 204 | 164 | 150 | 133 | 120 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.00m | 5:34PM1.48m | 6:19AM1.07m | 6:20PM1.53m | 7:03AM1.14m | 7:01PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.52m | 11:01AM0.58m | 00:39AM0.43m | 11:54AM0.52m | 1:12AM0.34m | 12:39PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
268 | 344 | 264 | 249 | 204 | 168 | 175 | 141 | 144 | 110 | 110 | 81 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 327 | 269 | 248 | 204 | 164 | 150 | 133 | 120 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 13 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | NE 9 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 |
84 | 3 | 25 | 51 | 89 | 49 | 48 | 24 | 22 | 6 | — | 20 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 34 | 18 | 45 | 79 | 42 | 38 | 9 | 31 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | — | — | S 19 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | N 16 | S 9 | — | S 14 | — | — |
4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 43 | 17 | 5 | 6 | — | 15 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
49 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 88 | 52 | 74 | 117 | 133 | 151 | 172 | 226 | 312 | 540 | 459 | 144 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 16 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 59 | 35 | 35 | 379 | 379 | 195 | 79 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 52 | 70 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 69 | 5 |
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