
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
300 | 274 | 252 | 325 | 313 | 275 | 260 | 241 | 194 | 154 | 109 | 83 | 61 | 49 | 157 | 135 | 219 | 128 | 76 | 62 | 38 | 45 | 41 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 4:47AM1.17m | 5:28PM1.65m | 5:58AM1.17m | 6:28PM1.75m | 7:06AM1.19m | 7:25PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.39m | 00:23AM0.36m | 11:51AM0.36m | 1:21AM0.26m | 12:47PM0.32m | 2:13AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | |
— | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
300 | 231 | 174 | 325 | 313 | 275 | 260 | 241 | 194 | 154 | 109 | 83 | 61 | 49 | 32 | 32 | 103 | 63 | 76 | 62 | 38 | 26 | 41 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
227 | 274 | 252 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 57 | 53 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 45 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | SE 8 | S 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 10 |
5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | W 3 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | SSW 6 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 58 | 107 | 157 | 135 | 219 | 128 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 26 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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