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Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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Forster Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
22.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
640 | 194 | 194 | 212 | 143 | 287 | 342 | 294 | 148 | 145 | 286 | 217 | 186 | 204 | 217 | 206 | 173 | 173 | 186 | 186 | 149 | 154 | 114 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.39m | 5:27PM1.42m | 5:30AM1.38m | 6:11PM1.54m | 6:22AM1.37m | 6:57PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.55m | 11:14AM0.32m | 11:43PM0.45m | 11:54AM0.27m | 00:35AM0.34m | 12:35PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
95 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 143 | 102 | 100 | 127 | 115 | 121 | 68 | 217 | 186 | 62 | 217 | 206 | 173 | 173 | 186 | 186 | 149 | 154 | 114 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 25 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SSE 8 |
12 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 127 | 37 | 37 | 91 | 96 | 71 | 37 | 117 | 83 | 19 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 58 | 39 | 54 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | E 11 | S 18 | SSE 18 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | N 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 |
4 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 60 | 102 | 37 | 83 | 44 | 19 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 41 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
640 | 194 | 194 | 212 | 79 | 287 | 342 | 294 | 148 | 145 | 286 | — | — | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 5 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 396 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 106 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 5 | 0 |
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