
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
463 | 1371 | 1345 | 976 | 606 | 366 | 787 | 416 | 347 | 568 | 515 | 427 | 314 | 222 | 192 | 233 | 178 | 172 | 166 | 152 | 112 | 126 | 124 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:02AM1.04m | 4:54PM1.43m | 5:50AM1.13m | 5:41PM1.47m | 6:29AM1.22m | 6:23PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.48m | 10:38AM0.63m | 11:58PM0.40m | 11:32AM0.55m | 00:31AM0.32m | 12:16PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
106 | 1371 | 1345 | 976 | 606 | 366 | 787 | 416 | 271 | 108 | 146 | 427 | 314 | 108 | 169 | 233 | 178 | 172 | 166 | 152 | 112 | 108 | 108 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 15 | S 20 | S 11 | S 18 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 |
2 | 6 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 205 | 58 | 26 | 81 | 219 | 515 | 116 | 92 | 218 | 109 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 18 | — | S 20 | NE 6 | S 19 | E 11 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 |
1 | 25 | — | 31 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 129 | 347 | 568 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
463 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 90 | 85 | 95 | 214 | 248 | 230 | 222 | 192 | 159 | 135 | 118 | 82 | 82 | 106 | 126 | 124 | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 410 | 187 | 137 | 70 | 69 | 79 | 116 | 138 | 119 | 79 | 79 | 161 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 79 | 195 | 70 | 195 | 410 | 410 | 195 | 89 |
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