Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 11PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
191 | 172 | 236 | 298 | 277 | 212 | 194 | 168 | 138 | 153 | 157 | 134 | 104 | 86 | 86 | 134 | 181 | 196 | 212 | 252 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.49m | 6:53AM1.03m | 7:06PM1.55m | 7:28AM1.11m | 7:40PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.29m | 1:11AM0.22m | 12:33PM0.23m | 1:42AM0.15m | 1:13PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
31 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 212 | 194 | 168 | 138 | 153 | 157 | 134 | 104 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 94 | 96 | 212 | 252 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 4 | S 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | N 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | E 2 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — |
191 | 172 | 236 | 298 | 277 | 332 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 24 | 45 | 71 | 134 | 181 | 196 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 214 | 8 | 69 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 25 | 7 | 0 |
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