
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 86 | 572 | 621 | 333 | 198 | 125 | 105 | 123 | 184 | 127 | 120 | 147 | 105 | 71 | 64 | 49 | 104 | 149 | 221 | 217 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33PM1.49m | 2:08AM1.08m | 2:43PM1.52m | 3:28AM1.07m | 3:54PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.46m | 8:17PM0.50m | 7:51AM0.52m | 9:48PM0.46m | 9:14AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
86 | 86 | 572 | 621 | 333 | 198 | 125 | 69 | 123 | 184 | 127 | 120 | 85 | 65 | 85 | 64 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | S 12 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
35 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 105 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 14 |
34 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 115 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 22 | — | — | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | N 3 | WNW 2 | — | NNE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | 1 | — | 14 | 21 | 119 | 147 | 105 | 161 | 12 | 27 | 104 | 149 | 221 | 217 | 208 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 150 | 69 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 70 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 69 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 175 | 13 | 0 |
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