Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (17 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (17 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 16		Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	212	302	286	240	218	214	210	210	210	214	223	292	292	292	298	256	572	582	485	396	366	210	214	214
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	NNE	NE	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:19PM1.87m					10:05AM1.23m				10:12PM1.85m				11:00AM1.24m				11:04PM1.79m				11:54AM1.24m
Low Tide					4:02AM0.15m			3:29PM0.33m					4:54AM0.17m				4:23PM0.39m				5:45AM0.22m


	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	17	17	19	18	19	18	17	16	16	17	18	19	19	17	17	17	17	17	22	22
Feels °C	16	15	16	16	16	16	18	16	18	17	16	15	15	16	17	17	18	16	15	14	14	14	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	S 9	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
kJ	210	302	286	240	218	214	210	210	210	214	223	292	292	292	298	256	14	582	485	396	366	210	214	214
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 11	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	212	143	138	136	125	85	84	82	79	50	48	48	47	29	25	25	14	14	6	6	22	51	54	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	NE 4	S 13	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	—	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12
kJ	24	18	14	14	14	10	10	6	6	5	5	4	—	3	3	3	—	3	2	10	22	22	42	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	N 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	—	—	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 11	NNE 6	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	NW 3	WNW 3
kJ	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	14	10	—	—	26	42	572	159	—	—	69	88	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	34	27	0	0	0	0	27	35	15	0	0	0	0	15	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Booti Booti National Park	Back Bommie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Bonny Hills
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	3	3	4	2	4	3	2	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	9	7	9	6	5	5	6	6	6	6

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