Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 362 | 220 | 209 | 135 | 186 | 294 | 305 | 178 | 240 | 237 | 250 | 158 | 220 | 249 | 228 | 234 | 240 | 247 | 257 | 219 | 268 | 273 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:29AM1.34m | 10:34PM1.41m | 11:13AM1.33m | 11:13PM1.24m | 11:59AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.03m | 4:25PM0.20m | 4:53AM0.10m | 5:14PM0.31m | 5:27AM0.18m | 6:08PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 252 | 20 | 20 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 55 | 178 | 183 | 237 | 250 | 158 | 220 | 50 | 51 | 234 | 240 | 247 | 257 | 219 | 268 | 273 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 60 | 19 | 55 | 55 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 103 | 86 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 50 | 46 | 40 | 60 | 52 | 23 | 95 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 57 | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 44 | 23 | 37 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 24 | 41 | 70 | 22 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 261 | 362 | 220 | 209 | 135 | 186 | 294 | 305 | — | 240 | — | 208 | — | — | 249 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 32 | 47 | 0 |
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