Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 4AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 83 | 129 | 177 | 177 | 232 | 173 | 140 | 233 | 302 | 480 | 1080 | 1754 | 1342 | 831 | 525 | 196 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.57m | 4:45AM1.10m | 5:16PM1.66m | 6:01AM1.15m | 6:19PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.43m | 10:38AM0.45m | 00:19AM0.32m | 11:44AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 14 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 129 | 177 | 177 | 232 | 173 | 140 | 233 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1342 | 831 | 525 | 196 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 | S 6 | S 14 | — | — | — | SW 5 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 146 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 23 | — | 302 | 480 | 1080 | 1754 | 2136 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 522 | 195 | 619 | 108 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 5 |
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