Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
332 | 364 | 396 | 368 | 307 | 217 | 212 | 215 | 212 | 210 | 204 | 124 | 330 | 316 | 240 | 185 | 185 | 180 | 173 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:08AM1.43m | 10:16PM1.64m | 10:49AM1.43m | 10:55PM1.51m | 11:30AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.29m | 4:32AM0.22m | 4:37PM0.37m | 5:06AM0.30m | 5:22PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 7 | S 17 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 12 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
18 | 114 | 178 | 163 | 154 | 217 | 127 | 215 | 192 | 151 | 69 | 124 | 330 | 316 | 159 | 185 | 172 | 156 | 109 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | ESE 6 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 13 | SSE 18 | ESE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 16 | — | — | S 9 | S 12 |
66 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 146 | 20 | 20 | 212 | 51 | 104 | 90 | 102 | 32 | 240 | 47 | — | — | 142 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | S 17 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 15 | S 12 | ENE 10 | S 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 10 |
4 | 18 | — | — | — | 20 | 212 | — | 20 | 20 | 71 | 97 | 10 | 54 | 55 | 9 | — | — | — | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 5 | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
332 | 364 | 396 | 368 | 307 | 23 | — | 153 | — | 210 | 204 | — | 147 | 143 | — | 151 | 185 | 180 | 173 | 173 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 150 | 137 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 137 | 137 | 150 |
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