Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 11AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 664 | 765 | 1058 | 1124 | 1065 | 932 | 826 | 637 | 543 | 441 | 415 | 234 | 224 | 230 | 150 | 146 | 136 | 108 | 64 | 57 | 42 | 43 | 40 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:33AM1.01m | 6:05PM1.53m | 6:34AM1.04m | 6:49PM1.59m | 7:25AM1.09m | 7:31PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.55m | 11:21AM0.52m | 1:05AM0.46m | 12:10PM0.48m | 1:43AM0.38m | 12:55PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 664 | 765 | 1058 | 1124 | 1065 | 932 | 826 | 637 | 543 | 441 | 415 | 234 | 224 | 230 | 150 | 146 | 136 | 108 | 64 | 57 | 42 | 43 | 40 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 85 | 58 | 2 | 51 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 67 | 35 | 0 |
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