
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SW 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
181 | 146 | 140 | 133 | 82 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 38 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.59m | 7:25AM1.09m | 7:31PM1.63m | 8:09AM1.14m | 8:09PM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.38m | 12:55PM0.45m | 2:17AM0.31m | 1:37PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
181 | 146 | 140 | 133 | 82 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
51 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | NE 8 | ENE 2 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 13 |
3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 31 | 28 | 48 | 32 | 38 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 140 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 74 | 67 | 69 | 387 | 69 | 69 | 91 |
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