
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
124 | 188 | 152 | 181 | 398 | 310 | 647 | 813 | 1285 | 711 | 611 | 487 | 339 | 279 | 212 | 169 | 286 | 257 | 250 | 247 | 204 | 171 | 213 | 509 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:04AM1.23m | 7:15PM1.81m | 7:57AM1.30m | 8:05PM1.84m | 8:43AM1.37m | 8:51PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.22m | 12:43PM0.33m | 1:58AM0.14m | 1:35PM0.27m | 2:40AM0.11m | 2:23PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 9 |
124 | 113 | 92 | 92 | 202 | 179 | 647 | 813 | 798 | 711 | 611 | 487 | 339 | 279 | 212 | 169 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 96 | 389 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NNE 6 | S 21 | S 21 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
69 | 62 | 43 | 24 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 81 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 50 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | S 19 | S 18 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 21 | S 21 | S 16 | NE 7 | — | S 19 |
1 | — | 7 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 5 | SSW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | NW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
154 | 188 | 152 | 181 | 398 | 310 | 221 | 109 | 1285 | 70 | 54 | 27 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 286 | 257 | 250 | 247 | 204 | 171 | 213 | 509 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 150 | 5 | 0 |
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