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Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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Forster Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
23.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
183 | 246 | 212 | 257 | 273 | 264 | 229 | 264 | 376 | 775 | 705 | 790 | 752 | 783 | 786 | 961 | 942 | 865 | 786 | 799 | 816 | 914 | 1020 | 1066 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.33m | 8:07PM1.60m | 8:18AM1.26m | 8:42PM1.62m | 8:56AM1.20m | 9:19PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.35m | 1:39PM0.29m | 2:29AM0.34m | 2:09PM0.31m | 3:08AM0.35m | 2:39PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 12 |
183 | 178 | 212 | 257 | 273 | 264 | 229 | 11 | 376 | 627 | 705 | 790 | 752 | 783 | 786 | 1 | 1 | 865 | 786 | 799 | 816 | 914 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — |
36 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | N 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
— | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | 264 | — | 775 | — | — | — | — | — | 961 | 942 | — | — | — | — | — | 1020 | 1066 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 52 | 15 | 35 | 79 | 267 | 318 | 195 | 195 | 79 | 70 | 35 | 70 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 |
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