Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 12PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 231 | 253 | 246 | 253 | 459 | 495 | 522 | 575 | 537 | 495 | 490 | 544 | 443 | 352 | 311 | 270 | 256 | 372 | 415 | 437 | 860 | 770 | 544 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:23AM1.11m | 5:08PM1.39m | 6:08AM1.20m | 5:57PM1.40m | 6:47AM1.30m | 6:42PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.45m | 11:05AM0.67m | 00:06AM0.39m | 12:01PM0.59m | 00:41AM0.33m | 12:49PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 15 | S 16 | S 17 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 231 | 253 | 246 | 253 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | E 15 | S 10 | S 9 | E 15 | S 17 | S 16 | E 13 | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 19 | E 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 228 | — | — | — | — | 459 | 495 | 522 | 575 | 537 | 495 | 490 | 544 | 443 | 352 | 311 | 270 | 256 | 372 | 415 | 437 | 860 | 770 | 544 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 15 | 15 | 181 | 212 | 229 | 185 | 185 | 181 | 181 | 195 | 373 | 943 | 195 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 181 | 312 | 236 | 195 | 59 |
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