Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 273 | 364 | 287 | 326 | 266 | 515 | 450 | 563 | 481 | 398 | 240 | 229 | 223 | 181 | 145 | 120 | 131 | 111 | 102 | 153 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:19AM1.21m | 8:34PM1.80m | 9:03AM1.28m | 9:16PM1.71m | 9:47AM1.32m | 9:56PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.02m | 3:09AM-0.05m | 2:52PM0.04m | 3:45AM-0.02m | 3:38PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 |
97 | 137 | 208 | 44 | 44 | 266 | 348 | 450 | 388 | 320 | 257 | 29 | 29 | 223 | 181 | 145 | 120 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 30 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 10 | ENE 10 | S 19 | ENE 10 |
63 | 63 | 49 | 4 | — | 45 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | S 21 | S 16 | NE 6 | N 7 | S 19 | N 10 | N 10 | S 19 | — | — | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | N 8 | S 19 |
2 | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 28 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 64 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 9 | WSW 2 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
2 | 273 | 364 | 287 | 326 | — | 515 | 1 | 563 | 481 | 398 | 240 | 229 | — | — | — | 3 | 131 | 111 | 102 | 153 | 156 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 25 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 60 | 120 | 0 |
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