
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 12PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
447 | 1373 | 1876 | 1980 | 1782 | 1764 | 1894 | 1936 | 1864 | 1760 | 2095 | 2140 | 2726 | 3376 | 3424 | 3135 | 2511 | 1931 | 1689 | 1575 | 1360 | 1165 | 926 | 778 | 548 | 480 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.60m | 8:27PM1.31m | 8:53AM1.63m | 9:08PM1.25m | 9:30AM1.65m | 9:48PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.29m | 2:37PM0.34m | 2:24AM0.30m | 3:19PM0.34m | 2:55AM0.32m | 4:00PM0.34m | 3:27AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
43 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 59 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 1760 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3424 | 3135 | 2511 | 1931 | 1689 | 1575 | 1360 | 1165 | 926 | 778 | 548 | 480 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 |
447 | 1373 | 1876 | 1980 | 1782 | 1764 | 1894 | 1936 | 1864 | 1760 | 2095 | 2140 | 2726 | 3376 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 26 | 32 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 396 | 396 | 459 | 650 | 970 | 938 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 137 | 410 | 137 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 575 | 328 | 195 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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