Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 7 | S 13 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 180 | 190 | 268 | 387 | 982 | 1385 | 1064 | 885 | 537 | 367 | 94 | 119 | 111 | 88 | 89 | 96 | 217 | 264 | 764 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.66m | 6:01AM1.15m | 6:19PM1.75m | 7:04AM1.23m | 7:15PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.45m | 00:19AM0.32m | 11:44AM0.39m | 1:12AM0.22m | 12:43PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 14 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 184 | 180 | 190 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1064 | 885 | 537 | 367 | 154 | 119 | 111 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 116 | 122 | 764 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 14 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | E 13 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | S 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 94 | 88 | 59 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 67 | 264 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SW 7 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 100 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 3 | SW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 23 | 63 | 268 | 387 | 982 | 1385 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 64 | 79 | 89 | 96 | 217 | 33 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 0 | 59 | 619 | 619 | 328 | 0 | 217 | 34 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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