
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 25 | 41 | 126 | 206 | 341 | 937 | 1616 | 1732 | 1308 | 919 | 643 | 507 | 273 | 239 | 257 | 228 | 190 | 186 | 149 | 118 | 131 | 233 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:18PM1.88m | 9:01AM1.28m | 9:09PM1.88m | 9:51AM1.31m | 9:57PM1.84m | 10:39AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.13m | 2:32PM0.28m | 3:46AM0.12m | 3:22PM0.30m | 4:30AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 7 |
19 | 25 | 41 | 22 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 273 | 239 | 257 | 228 | 190 | 186 | 149 | 118 | 115 | 45 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 8 | E 10 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 | S 10 |
8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 97 | 56 | 54 | 3 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | S 15 |
2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 44 | 3 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
51 | 31 | 63 | 126 | 206 | 341 | 937 | 1616 | 1732 | 1308 | 919 | 643 | 507 | 112 | 106 | 122 | 122 | 114 | 114 | 110 | 118 | 131 | 233 | 160 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 69 | 74 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 137 | 201 | 137 | 150 | 181 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 67 | 116 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 198 | 198 |
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