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Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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Forster Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
23.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 11AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 7 | |
1456 | 1365 | 1230 | 1084 | 878 | 862 | 776 | 762 | 736 | 646 | 633 | 609 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 458 | 458 | 386 | 394 | 332 | 279 | 231 | 183 | 384 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.08m | 10:40PM1.55m | 11:18AM1.03m | 11:26PM1.50m | 12:16PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.41m | 3:46PM0.45m | 5:21AM0.44m | 4:24PM0.53m | 6:14AM0.47m | 5:09PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
1456 | 1365 | 1230 | 1084 | 878 | 862 | 776 | 762 | 736 | 646 | 633 | 609 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 458 | 458 | 386 | 394 | 332 | 279 | 231 | 183 | 148 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 84 | 78 | 50 | 57 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 24 | 25 | 55 | 95 | 4 | 23 | 67 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
65 | — | — | 5 | 14 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 106 | 110 | 384 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 35 | 52 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 210 | 94 |
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