Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
215 | 197 | 188 | 149 | 358 | 133 | 356 | 328 | 267 | 159 | 188 | 140 | 117 | 111 | 64 | 114 | 159 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:15AM1.23m | 12:57PM1.37m | 1:00AM1.11m | 1:48PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.55m | 6:12AM0.46m | 7:11PM0.64m | 6:51AM0.53m | 8:25PM0.69m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
86 | 197 | 188 | 149 | 358 | 93 | 356 | 328 | 267 | 159 | 188 | 140 | 117 | 111 | 59 | 31 | 14 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 12 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 13 |
57 | 125 | 143 | 135 | 47 | 133 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | E 10 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 |
8 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 4 | 30 | 2 | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 64 | 114 | 159 | 164 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 222 | 195 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 34 | 79 | 187 | 35 | 35 |
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