
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
274 | 276 | 223 | 227 | 235 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 191 | 209 | 202 | 180 | 174 | 132 | 138 | 133 | 102 | 105 | 92 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 64 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.52m | 9:45PM1.48m | 10:11AM1.52m | 10:22PM1.36m | 10:50AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.20m | 3:33PM0.28m | 3:48AM0.26m | 4:15PM0.35m | 4:17AM0.33m | 4:58PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
274 | 264 | 223 | 227 | 235 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 191 | 209 | 202 | 180 | 174 | 132 | 121 | 85 | 83 | 54 | 31 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 64 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
216 | 276 | 184 | 163 | 97 | 51 | 48 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | N 13 | E 8 | E 16 | E 16 | — | N 13 | N 12 | E 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 |
34 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
18 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 34 | 63 | 92 | 94 | 87 | 60 | 45 | 44 | 64 | 126 | 138 | 133 | 102 | 105 | 92 | 131 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 52 | 187 | 390 | 241 | 59 | 59 | 35 | 35 | 52 | 198 | 187 | 79 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 622 | 324 | 5 | 5 |
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