Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | 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 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 639 | 403 | 411 | 326 | 276 | 223 | 227 | 235 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 209 | 202 | 180 | 174 | 132 | 138 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:07PM1.59m | 9:34AM1.52m | 9:45PM1.48m | 10:11AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.24m | 3:17AM0.20m | 3:33PM0.28m | 3:48AM0.26m | 4:15PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | 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 |
| kJ | 669 | 639 | 403 | 411 | 326 | 264 | 223 | 227 | 235 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 209 | 202 | 180 | 174 | 132 | 121 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 21 | 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 |
| kJ | 262 | 238 | 202 | 137 | 216 | 276 | 184 | 163 | 97 | 51 | 48 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | 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 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 60 | 89 | 94 | 87 | 60 | 51 | 49 | 71 | 131 | 138 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 212 | 187 | 79 | 79 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 70 | 318 | 410 | 217 | 59 | 59 | 35 | 35 | 52 | 187 | 170 |
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