Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 17 | S 15 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1158 | 924 | 757 | 417 | 306 | 247 | 241 | 230 | 257 | 262 | 283 | 271 | 306 | 1915 | 224 | 295 | 151 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.02m | 1:07PM1.38m | 1:33AM0.96m | 2:04PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.59m | 5:56AM0.56m | 7:55PM0.64m | 6:50AM0.63m | 9:20PM0.62m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1158 | 924 | 757 | 417 | 306 | 247 | 241 | 230 | 257 | 262 | 262 | 271 | 306 | 237 | 125 | 200 | 151 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 3 | 167 | 176 | 149 | 129 | 147 | 101 | 73 | 95 | 251 | 50 | 53 | 224 | 159 | 109 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 29 | 63 | 65 | 104 | 156 | 220 | 283 | 51 | 2 | 142 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 287 | 1915 | 43 | 295 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 187 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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