
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
174 | 121 | 91 | 73 | 83 | 66 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 395 | 801 | 886 | 931 | 626 | 400 | 278 | 195 | 168 | 228 | 411 | 382 | 296 | 279 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.55m | 10:31PM1.11m | 10:54AM1.51m | 11:09PM1.02m | 11:33AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.12m | 4:45PM0.19m | 4:19AM0.19m | 5:27PM0.26m | 4:51AM0.26m | 6:13PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
174 | 121 | 91 | 73 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 38 | 29 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 220 | 228 | 278 | 167 | 162 | 228 | 411 | 382 | 296 | 279 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 15 | NE 9 | S 18 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 |
1 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 178 | 195 | 129 | 76 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 5 | E 13 | NE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 107 | 168 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
316 | — | — | — | 83 | 66 | 17 | — | 27 | 146 | 395 | 801 | 886 | 931 | 626 | 400 | — | — | — | 147 | 120 | 94 | 62 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 42 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 215 | 419 | 466 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 47 | 54 | 131 |
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