
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 8AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 28 | 117 | 295 | 478 | 652 | 703 | 902 | 816 | 746 | 691 | 627 | 603 | 542 | 558 | 521 | 485 | 440 | 371 | 361 | 361 | 365 | 418 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36AM1.12m | 8:55PM1.88m | 9:26AM1.15m | 9:42PM1.82m | 10:15AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM-0.03m | 2:15PM0.02m | 3:39AM-0.04m | 3:06PM0.05m | 4:23AM-0.02m | 3:56PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 |
17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | E 9 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 15 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | 1 | 28 | 117 | 295 | 478 | 652 | 703 | 902 | 816 | 746 | 691 | 627 | 603 | 542 | 558 | 521 | 485 | 440 | 371 | 361 | 361 | 365 | 418 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 69 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 232 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 166 | 166 | 185 | 275 | 166 | 166 | 120 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 120 | 286 | 54 | 0 |
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