Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2559 | 3245 | 3723 | 3706 | 3774 | 3323 | 2838 | 2434 | 2048 | 1403 | 1070 | 848 | 742 | 586 | 463 | 284 | 299 | 354 | 415 | 417 |
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 | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.45m | 11:41PM1.12m | 12:16PM1.41m | 00:32AM1.02m | 1:07PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.52m | 5:18AM0.48m | 6:43PM0.59m | 5:56AM0.56m | 7:55PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1714 | 1403 | 1070 | 848 | 742 | 586 | 463 | 284 | 299 | 354 | 415 | 417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | ENE 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 13 | E 12 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 17 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 29 | 84 | 101 | 84 | 71 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 66 | 106 | 156 | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 2559 | 3245 | 3723 | 3706 | 3774 | 3323 | 2838 | 2434 | 2048 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 809 | 937 | 589 | 452 | 137 | 22 | 107 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 187 | 35 | 0 |
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