Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 138 | 163 | 135 | 123 | 294 | 698 | 841 | 795 | 1333 | 1036 | 890 | 933 | 590 | 489 | 394 | 345 | 680 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:40PM1.25m | 11:01AM1.72m | 11:40PM1.19m | 11:57AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.29m | 5:38PM0.25m | 5:08AM0.36m | 6:40PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 138 | 163 | 135 | 123 | 294 | 698 | 841 | 795 | 1333 | 1036 | 890 | 933 | 489 | 305 | 268 | 220 | 680 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 24 | 22 | 32 | 113 | 209 | 30 | 190 | 193 | 13 | 443 | 471 | 459 | 590 | 489 | 394 | 345 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 16 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 410 | 137 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 187 | 187 | 195 | 59 |
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