Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 3PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 314 | 320 | 370 | 176 | 540 | 567 | 614 | 391 | 340 | 414 | 289 | 218 | 273 | 184 | 207 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 147 | 144 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.27m | 8:46PM1.57m | 9:14AM1.34m | 9:21PM1.50m | 9:52AM1.39m | 9:58PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.13m | 3:11AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.14m | 3:42AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 300 | 314 | 320 | 40 | 176 | 39 | 37 | 466 | 391 | 340 | 276 | 47 | 28 | 164 | 184 | 207 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 147 | 144 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | N 11 | E 9 | N 10 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 39 | 2 | 40 | 2 | — | 37 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 79 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 102 | 144 | 137 | 137 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 16 | N 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | N 15 | S 17 | ENE 9 | S 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 69 | 107 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 21 | 370 | 91 | 540 | 567 | 614 | 265 | 223 | 414 | 289 | 218 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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