Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 715 | 652 | 513 | 553 | 463 | 483 | 539 | 465 | 373 | 224 | 208 | 196 | 221 | 326 | 372 | 412 | 383 | 359 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51PM1.82m | 9:27AM1.41m | 9:35PM1.75m | 10:08AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.12m | 3:09PM0.25m | 3:57AM0.16m | 3:53PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 |
| kJ | 573 | 652 | 513 | 427 | 335 | 313 | 415 | 304 | 271 | 224 | 208 | 196 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 114 | 176 | 359 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 |
| kJ | 50 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 66 | 66 | 19 | 19 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 16 | N 10 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 20 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 61 | 72 | 72 | 41 | 19 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 18 | — | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 715 | — | — | 553 | 463 | 483 | 539 | 465 | 373 | — | — | — | 221 | 326 | 372 | 412 | 383 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 116 | 116 | 22 | 0 |
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