Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 534 | 493 | 516 | 413 | 371 | 313 | 324 | 808 | 1221 | 1628 | 2100 | 2066 | 2008 | 1478 | 992 | 1461 | 1492 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.71m | 6:50AM1.31m | 6:57PM1.74m | 7:36AM1.40m | 7:45PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.19m | 12:35PM0.32m | 1:32AM0.15m | 1:24PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 694 | 534 | 493 | 516 | 413 | 371 | 313 | 33 | 57 | 49 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 1667 | 1170 | 992 | 1185 | 1185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 23 | ESE 10 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 38 | 165 | 263 | 338 | 377 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 15 | ESE 13 | S 18 | E 16 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 8 | S 23 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 94 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 324 | 808 | 1221 | 1628 | 2100 | 2066 | 2008 | 1478 | — | 1461 | 1492 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 621 | 137 | 137 | 289 | 181 | 107 | 116 | 150 | 116 | 22 | 0 |
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