Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 1187 | 2245 | 2442 | 2648 | 3545 | 3545 | 3706 | 3414 | 3251 | 2822 | 2408 | 1818 | 1524 | 1170 | 866 | 675 | 599 | 528 | 452 | 495 | 463 | 400 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:00PM1.23m | 11:30AM1.45m | 11:41PM1.12m | 12:16PM1.41m | 00:32AM1.02m | 1:07PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.40m | 5:45PM0.52m | 5:18AM0.48m | 6:43PM0.59m | 5:56AM0.56m | 7:55PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 29 | 1170 | 866 | 675 | 599 | 528 | 452 | 495 | 463 | 400 | 349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 14 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 64 | 114 | 76 | 85 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 162 | 220 | 210 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 380 | 1187 | 2245 | 2442 | 2648 | 3545 | 3545 | 3706 | 3414 | 3251 | 2822 | 2408 | 1818 | 1524 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 396 | 396 | 650 | 937 | 937 | 589 | 460 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 187 | 59 | 0 |
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