Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | 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 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 477 | 435 | 432 | 669 | 639 | 480 | 418 | 326 | 276 | 269 | 227 | 235 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 209 | 202 | 180 | 174 | 132 | 138 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.51m | 9:07PM1.59m | 9:34AM1.52m | 9:45PM1.48m | 10:11AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.15m | 2:52PM0.24m | 3:17AM0.20m | 3:33PM0.28m | 3:48AM0.26m | 4:15PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | 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 | 530 | 477 | 435 | 432 | 669 | 639 | 480 | 418 | 326 | 264 | 269 | 227 | 235 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 209 | 202 | 180 | 174 | 132 | 121 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | 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 | 18 | 66 | 186 | 267 | 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) | S 19 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | 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 | S 19 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 19 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | — |
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 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 79 | 84 | 87 | 60 | 51 | 49 | 71 | 131 | 138 | 165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 187 | 187 | 79 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 70 | 318 | 410 | 217 | 59 | 59 | 35 | 35 | 52 | 187 | 329 | 79 | 35 |
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