
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
819 | 669 | 575 | 499 | 489 | 423 | 435 | 383 | 389 | 587 | 612 | 600 | 553 | 480 | 460 | 406 | 437 | 437 | 294 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:55AM1.52m | 00:20AM1.05m | 12:41PM1.47m | 1:17AM0.99m | 1:31PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.48m | 5:38AM0.51m | 7:22PM0.53m | 6:19AM0.59m | 8:26PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
819 | 669 | 575 | 499 | 489 | 423 | 435 | 383 | 177 | 587 | 612 | 600 | 553 | 480 | 460 | 406 | 437 | 437 | 294 | 365 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | ENE 10 |
32 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 108 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 86 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 10 | S 13 |
8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 389 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 243 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 35 | 187 | 247 | 195 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 247 | 181 | 185 | 240 | 410 | 373 | 247 | 69 |
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