Forster Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 6						Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2628	2339	2161	1996	2040	2045	2083	2122	2445	2783	3257	3529	3310	3102	3020	2498	2211	1903	1766	1493	1193	1080	919	831
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			12:49PM1.23m				00:41AM1.41m					1:38PM1.29m				1:35AM1.33m				2:31PM1.36m				2:34AM1.26m
Low Tide	6:25AM0.35m				6:17PM0.58m					7:08AM0.38m				7:24PM0.61m				7:57AM0.41m				8:40PM0.60m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50
	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	4:59
mm	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	2	1
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	14	14	15
Feels °C	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	11	10	11	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 13	SSW 13	SE 14	S 18	S 17	—	S 16	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	ESE 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	10	16	16	15	14	2045	2083	12	35	478	6	24	—	21	2677	2498	2211	1903	1766	433	1193	731	919	831
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 14	E 10	E 14	E 13	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	S 19	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	17	16	8	32	31	14	13	13	12	35	—	—	—	—	—	24	175	210	326	7	429	686	372	317
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	S 23
kJ	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	9	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	—	—	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	—	—	—	—	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	—	—
kJ	2628	2339	2161	1996	2040	—	—	2122	2445	2783	3257	3529	3310	3102	3020	—	—	—	—	1493	1174	1080	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Kianga Point NSW - Far South	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	2	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	396	396	497	324	137	22	22	22	22	5	22	201	137	137	137	22	22	22	106	106	0	0	5	5
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Rating (10 max)					4	5	5	5	5	6	4		5	8	7	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	3	4	8	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	8	7	7	5	7	7	5	6	6	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	7	6	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	7	5	7	9	9	9

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