
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 3AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
212 | 228 | 222 | 168 | 105 | 81 | 84 | 219 | 219 | 218 | 475 | 612 | 464 | 450 | 530 | 447 | 240 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.51m | 8:08AM1.46m | 8:17PM1.46m | 8:45AM1.54m | 8:57PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.00m | 2:15PM0.09m | 2:30AM-0.00m | 2:59PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
23 | 24 | 222 | 168 | 105 | 81 | 84 | 101 | 90 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 464 | 80 | 67 | 80 | 240 | 205 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | ENE 8 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 45 | 74 | 42 | 78 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | E 14 | S 17 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | N 5 | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
212 | 228 | 71 | — | 4 | 66 | 204 | 219 | 219 | 218 | 475 | 612 | — | 450 | 530 | 447 | 96 | 78 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 131 | 222 | 232 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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