Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
155 | 153 | 134 | 107 | 132 | 148 | 126 | 161 | 176 | 199 | 251 | 481 | 326 | 275 | 235 | 212 | 599 | 660 | 572 | 485 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.55m | 7:28AM1.11m | 7:40PM1.59m | 8:03AM1.19m | 8:13PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.23m | 1:42AM0.15m | 1:13PM0.17m | 2:12AM0.09m | 1:51PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
155 | 153 | 134 | 107 | 86 | 78 | 64 | 67 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 326 | 326 | 275 | 235 | 212 | 599 | 660 | 572 | 485 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 75 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 201 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | E 14 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | E 13 | — | N 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | — | S 15 | S 15 | N 11 |
20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 40 | 18 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 48 | — | 17 | 17 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 18 | 62 | 132 | 148 | 126 | 161 | 176 | 199 | 251 | 481 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 54 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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