Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 320 | 313 | 300 | 249 | 199 | 168 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 207 | 787 | 1337 | 1695 | 1985 | 1570 | 1222 | 994 | 758 | 1269 | 1184 | 780 | 734 | 670 | 772 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:38AM1.19m | 5:42PM1.60m | 6:37AM1.29m | 6:40PM1.62m | 7:26AM1.40m | 7:32PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.32m | 11:24AM0.51m | 00:36AM0.26m | 12:28PM0.43m | 1:20AM0.22m | 1:22PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 320 | 313 | 300 | 249 | 199 | 168 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 124 | 101 | 70 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 555 | 27 | 996 | 17 | 16 | 670 | 772 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | E 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 485 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 101 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 11 | SE 10 | S 3 | ESE 9 | S 21 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | — | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 32 | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 7 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 52 | 7 | — | — | 45 | 207 | 787 | 1337 | 1695 | 1985 | 1570 | 1222 | 994 | 758 | 1269 | 1184 | 780 | 734 | 495 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 197 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 137 | 324 | 137 | 809 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 116 | 150 | 69 | 0 |
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