Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 168 | 175 | 141 | 144 | 167 | 177 | 240 | 275 | 464 | 447 | 303 | 269 | 223 | 204 | 164 | 126 | 126 | 96 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.48m | 6:19AM1.07m | 6:20PM1.53m | 7:03AM1.14m | 7:01PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.58m | 00:39AM0.43m | 11:54AM0.52m | 1:12AM0.34m | 12:39PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 204 | 168 | 175 | 141 | 144 | 110 | 81 | 81 | 56 | 37 | 36 | 303 | 269 | 223 | 204 | 164 | 126 | 126 | 96 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 89 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 22 | 7 | — | 48 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 31 | 45 | 79 | 75 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 10 | — | S 18 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | SW 4 | — | S 9 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | 43 | 17 | 2 | — | 6 | 15 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 52 | 74 | 107 | 133 | 167 | 177 | 240 | 275 | 464 | 447 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | 34 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 390 | 195 | 79 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 52 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 290 | 5 | 5 |
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