Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
246 | 464 | 387 | 281 | 248 | 255 | 262 | 215 | 173 | 173 | 136 | 136 | 192 | 246 | 276 | 291 | 429 | 469 | 407 | 416 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.53m | 7:03AM1.14m | 7:01PM1.58m | 7:40AM1.22m | 7:39PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.52m | 1:12AM0.34m | 12:39PM0.46m | 1:44AM0.27m | 1:19PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
56 | 36 | 387 | 281 | 248 | 255 | 262 | 215 | 173 | 173 | 136 | 136 | 103 | 101 | 276 | 291 | 429 | 469 | 407 | 416 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
42 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 69 | 9 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 72 | 57 | 62 | 80 | 76 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 3 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 4 | — | S 14 | — | N 14 | N 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
— | — | 41 | 43 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | — | 15 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 69 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
246 | 464 | 523 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 17 | 45 | 139 | 192 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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