Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (01 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (01 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (01 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 1						Thursday 2								Friday 3								Sat 4
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	SE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 7	ESE 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	69	47	28	46	111	196	39	33	205	22	128	109	109	82	96	69	55	44	33	62	51	51	39	157
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:12AM1.12m				9:13PM1.67m				9:55AM1.14m				9:51PM1.65m					10:38AM1.15m				10:30PM1.61m
Low Tide				2:32PM0.42m				3:56AM0.29m				3:12PM0.44m					4:33AM0.29m			3:52PM0.47m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50
	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	21	19	19	17	17	18	19	19	22	23	20	17	17	16	16	17	20	20	17	14	12	11
Feels °C	13	16	19	16	16	14	14	15	16	17	19	20	18	15	15	15	15	15	18	17	11	8	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	SE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	35	27	28	21	13	13	39	33	18	178	128	109	109	82	96	69	55	44	33	62	51	51	39	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 8	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	S 11	E 13	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 9	SW 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12
kJ	45	31	18	19	20	19	10	13	12	22	23	22	18	33	33	19	19	6	16	8	8	8	24	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 14	S 11	S 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 10	SW 5	S 10	SW 4	E 11	ENE 7	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 15	E 10
kJ	17	17	13	12	11	11	4	9	2	7	6	6	6	2	1	2	1	9	18	12	12	12	4	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	NW 3	NW 3	—	SW 5	WSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SSW 7
kJ	69	47	22	46	111	196	237	259	205	273	223	204	—	—	2	2	—	16	67	16	53	49	56	157
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	15	140	195	35	35	27	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	5	5	13
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	South Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	3	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	7	6	6	5	7	8	9	9	9	7	5	5

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