
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | 38 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 99 | 141 | 114 | 1655 | 1432 | 1108 | 878 | 513 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.63m | 8:09AM1.14m | 8:09PM1.66m | 8:48AM1.19m | 8:46PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.31m | 1:37PM0.41m | 2:51AM0.26m | 2:17PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
24 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 92 | 963 | 1055 | 776 | 618 | 513 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 14 |
14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 114 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 187 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 5 | S 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 |
1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 3 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — |
1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 42 | 47 | 31 | 99 | 141 | 3 | 1655 | 1432 | 1108 | 878 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 15 | 13 | 383 | 316 | 383 | 91 | 69 | 69 | 329 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 116 | 22 | 0 |
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