Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 10PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
200 | 214 | 219 | 226 | 254 | 284 | 246 | 152 | 127 | 136 | 199 | 255 | 117 | 160 | 224 | 250 | 214 | 176 | 151 | 207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:56PM1.57m | 10:29AM1.34m | 10:34PM1.41m | 11:13AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.11m | 4:20AM0.03m | 4:25PM0.20m | 4:53AM0.10m | 5:14PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 6 | S 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 10 | ESE 7 |
31 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 98 | 97 | 55 | 117 | 102 | 224 | 250 | 214 | 176 | 96 | 207 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 |
30 | 30 | 29 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 20 | 98 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 54 | 61 | 41 | 81 | 44 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 17 | S 11 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 55 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 23 | 56 | 24 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — |
200 | 214 | 219 | 226 | 254 | 284 | 246 | 152 | 127 | 136 | 199 | 255 | 117 | 160 | — | — | — | — | 151 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 131 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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