
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
348 | 282 | 358 | 351 | 325 | 305 | 242 | 242 | 237 | 227 | 177 | 177 | 143 | 143 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40AM1.22m | 2:34PM1.35m | 2:30AM1.12m | 3:26PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.66m | 7:55AM0.50m | 9:01PM0.69m | 8:41AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
348 | 282 | 358 | 351 | 325 | 305 | 242 | 242 | 237 | 227 | 177 | 177 | 143 | 143 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SE 8 |
55 | 52 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | E 12 | — | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 |
42 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 4 | SW 4 |
— | 5 | 16 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 6 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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