
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
227 | 205 | 233 | 166 | 250 | 323 | 294 | 373 | 548 | 1732 | 2343 | 2218 | 2018 | 1734 | 1458 | 1489 | 1406 | 1328 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.75m | 11:24AM1.34m | 11:27PM1.63m | 12:10PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.34m | 5:13AM0.21m | 5:00PM0.41m | 5:53AM0.28m | 5:51PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
42 | 25 | 39 | 166 | 85 | 56 | 294 | 373 | 548 | 1732 | 2343 | 2218 | 2018 | 1734 | 1458 | 1489 | 1406 | 1328 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 11 | S 20 | S 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
17 | 39 | 8 | 37 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 48 | 30 | 122 | 115 | 162 | 158 | 151 | 135 | 179 | 187 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | — | S 21 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 17 | S 9 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
7 | 7 | — | 35 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 77 | 74 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 6 | — | — | — |
227 | 205 | 233 | 82 | 250 | 323 | 94 | 106 | 104 | 39 | 218 | — | 176 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 181 | 272 | 284 | 289 | 272 | 272 | 217 | 201 | 217 | 201 | 201 | 22 | 5 |
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