
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 12AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
285 | 255 | 491 | 700 | 634 | 489 | 425 | 447 | 371 | 195 | 137 | 109 | 144 | 150 | 148 | 151 | 190 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.46m | 8:45AM1.54m | 8:57PM1.38m | 9:25AM1.58m | 9:39PM1.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM-0.00m | 2:59PM0.08m | 3:03AM0.02m | 3:46PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
90 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 86 | 78 | 80 | 76 | 195 | 137 | 109 | 144 | 91 | 93 | 151 | 190 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 45 | 74 | 42 | 67 | 71 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 150 | 148 | 83 | 79 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 19 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 21 | S 16 |
— | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 86 | 52 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
285 | 255 | 491 | 700 | 634 | 489 | 425 | 447 | 371 | 96 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 131 | 131 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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