Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | E 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 32 | 50 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 35 | 30 | 45 | 109 | 123 | 113 | 60 | 74 | 55 | 74 | 75 | 110 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.35m | 12:58PM1.39m | 1:07AM1.25m | 1:57PM1.43m | 2:14AM1.16m | 3:01PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.37m | 7:01PM0.54m | 7:11AM0.42m | 8:22PM0.56m | 8:14AM0.46m | 9:52PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 32 | 50 | 42 | 38 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 45 | 109 | 123 | 113 | 60 | 74 | 46 | 74 | 42 | 110 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | E 12 | E 11 | S 10 | SSW 5 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 27 | 75 | 54 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 8 | E 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 44 | 4 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 18 | 26 | 36 | 68 | 47 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 59 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 67 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 116 | 5 | 0 |
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