
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
915 | 1392 | 986 | 952 | 474 | 590 | 489 | 394 | 356 | 690 | 604 | 492 | 395 | 297 | 225 | 236 | 156 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.19m | 11:57AM1.70m | 00:45AM1.13m | 12:59PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.25m | 5:08AM0.36m | 6:40PM0.29m | 6:04AM0.45m | 7:48PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
915 | 1392 | 986 | 952 | 474 | 489 | 362 | 268 | 220 | 690 | 604 | 492 | 395 | 297 | 225 | 169 | 116 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
257 | 17 | 490 | 471 | 459 | 590 | 489 | 394 | 356 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 206 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 38 | 51 | 84 | 199 | 236 | 156 | 208 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 187 | 187 | 195 | 89 | 59 | 59 | 35 | 79 | 390 | 272 | 35 | 35 |
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