Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 193 | 292 | 167 | 154 | 115 | 88 | 65 | 68 | 119 | 182 | 178 | 318 | 395 | 386 | 290 | 207 | 129 | 152 | 163 | 488 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.36m | 2:43AM0.94m | 3:03PM1.36m | 3:57AM0.97m | 4:01PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.63m | 9:20PM0.62m | 8:08AM0.68m | 10:32PM0.56m | 9:30AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | S 12 |
| kJ | 185 | 193 | 208 | 167 | 154 | 115 | 88 | 65 | 68 | 119 | 182 | 167 | 148 | 94 | 386 | 290 | 76 | 108 | 152 | 163 | 7 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 18 | SSE 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | NNE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 306 | 49 | 163 | 159 | 112 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 23 | 54 | 102 | 178 | 318 | 395 | 33 | 17 | 207 | 129 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | SSE 17 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 50 | 142 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 38 | 59 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 57 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 10 | — | NE 4 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 28 | 292 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 30 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 488 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 106 | 187 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 195 | 137 | 194 |
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