Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (27 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 181 | 233 | 261 | 283 | 346 | 637 | 526 | 580 | 407 | 398 | 357 | 940 | 894 | 707 | 606 | 506 | 402 |
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 | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.58m | 7:40AM1.22m | 7:39PM1.61m | 8:15AM1.28m | 8:15PM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.27m | 1:19PM0.39m | 2:14AM0.22m | 1:58PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 136 | 103 | 103 | 74 | 74 | 346 | 515 | 526 | 459 | 407 | 398 | 357 | 940 | 894 | 707 | 606 | 506 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 54 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 187 | 44 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 14 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 17 | 17 | 38 | 69 | 65 | 94 | 45 | 132 | 134 | 38 | 42 | 81 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 154 | 181 | 233 | 261 | 283 | — | 637 | — | 580 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 137 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 195 |
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