Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
229 | 209 | 167 | 126 | 208 | 188 | 215 | 144 | 214 | 250 | 237 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 110 | 110 | 112 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:02AM1.43m | 10:10PM1.46m | 10:44AM1.46m | 10:56PM1.36m | 11:32AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.31m | 4:20AM0.24m | 4:45PM0.35m | 4:57AM0.30m | 5:42PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | S 11 |
224 | 175 | 167 | 80 | 208 | 188 | 126 | 134 | 214 | 250 | 237 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 110 | 110 | 20 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | S 11 | NE 5 |
229 | 209 | 155 | 123 | 170 | 148 | 215 | 144 | 63 | 55 | 52 | 47 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 112 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
27 | 26 | 26 | 126 | 25 | 15 | 38 | 58 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 5 | 33 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | NW 3 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 57 | 69 | — | — | 45 | 1 | — | 17 | 59 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 70 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 52 | 70 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 0 |
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