Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 422 | 264 | 316 | 268 | 344 | 264 | 249 | 204 | 168 | 138 | 141 | 144 | 146 | 136 | 109 | 217 | 384 | 434 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.42m | 5:22AM1.00m | 5:34PM1.48m | 6:19AM1.07m | 6:20PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.52m | 11:01AM0.58m | 00:39AM0.43m | 11:54AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 375 | 422 | 199 | 316 | 268 | 344 | 264 | 249 | 204 | 168 | 138 | 141 | 144 | 110 | 110 | 47 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 131 | 264 | 116 | 84 | 22 | 25 | 54 | 89 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 81 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | — | S 18 | S 19 | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 24 | 7 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 30 | 40 | 54 | 59 | 46 | 44 | 70 | 88 | 49 | 74 | 96 | 115 | 146 | 136 | 109 | 217 | 384 | 434 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 187 | 181 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 379 | 329 | 79 | 79 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 79 | 119 | 15 | 0 |
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