Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 11AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 161 | 156 | 177 | 259 | 408 | 325 | 281 | 242 | 229 | 210 | 210 | 164 | 129 | 129 | 101 | 170 | 218 | 337 | 314 | 409 | 469 | 407 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.07m | 6:20PM1.53m | 7:03AM1.14m | 7:01PM1.58m | 7:40AM1.22m | 7:39PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.43m | 11:54AM0.52m | 1:12AM0.34m | 12:39PM0.46m | 1:44AM0.27m | 1:19PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 144 | 110 | 81 | 81 | 56 | 36 | 325 | 281 | 242 | 229 | 210 | 210 | 164 | 129 | 129 | 101 | 101 | 74 | 337 | 314 | 409 | 469 | 407 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 6 | 62 | 21 | 42 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 45 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 83 | 72 | 57 | 51 | 64 | 62 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | N 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 43 | 43 | 17 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 67 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 115 | 161 | 156 | 177 | 259 | 408 | 437 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 56 | 91 | 170 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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