Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 6PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1010 | 901 | 815 | 694 | 610 | 610 | 544 | 459 | 394 | 342 | 335 | 341 | 358 | 351 | 305 | 305 | 242 | 242 | 197 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:56PM1.34m | 00:55AM1.35m | 1:44PM1.34m | 1:40AM1.22m | 2:34PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.59m | 7:13AM0.44m | 7:48PM0.66m | 7:55AM0.50m | 9:01PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1010 | 901 | 815 | 694 | 610 | 610 | 544 | 459 | 394 | 342 | 335 | 341 | 358 | 351 | 305 | 305 | 242 | 242 | 197 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 233 | 229 | 178 | 175 | 157 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 13 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 45 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 13 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 35 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 |
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