Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 169 | 135 | 104 | 127 | 54 | 108 | 126 | 104 | 123 | 138 | 110 | 156 | 155 | 596 | 741 | 714 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.32m | 10:10AM1.70m | 10:40PM1.25m | 11:01AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.24m | 4:42PM0.22m | 4:21AM0.29m | 5:38PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 201 | 169 | 135 | 104 | 35 | 54 | 15 | 24 | 104 | 123 | 138 | 110 | 156 | 125 | 596 | 741 | 714 | 507 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 113 | 155 | 30 | 188 | 266 | 553 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 16 | ENE 9 | S 10 | N 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 53 | 2 | 28 | 27 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | WSW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 73 | 67 | 5 | 127 | 31 | 108 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 195 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 318 | 459 | 59 | 27 |
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