Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 395 | 386 | 290 | 207 | 129 | 152 | 169 | 117 | 239 | 447 | 1423 | 1371 | 980 | 659 | 246 | 515 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:57AM0.97m | 4:01PM1.39m | 5:02AM1.04m | 4:54PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.56m | 9:30AM0.68m | 11:21PM0.48m | 10:38AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 120 | 99 | 386 | 290 | 79 | 112 | 152 | 169 | 7 | 106 | 106 | 1423 | 1371 | 980 | 659 | 215 | 515 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | E 11 | NE 5 | E 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 15 | S 20 | S 11 | E 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 318 | 395 | 50 | 57 | 207 | 129 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 59 | 38 | 30 | 246 | 2 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | NNE 5 | — | S 20 | E 11 | S 19 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 31 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | NE 5 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 22 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | 117 | 239 | 447 | — | — | — | — | 98 | 131 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 409 | 181 | 459 | 386 | 22 | 137 | 70 | 35 | 150 | 142 | 142 |
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