
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 68 | 65 | 45 | 30 | 68 | 85 | 118 | 169 | 227 | 156 | 100 | 96 | 54 | 96 | 103 | 1 | 106 | 216 | 319 | 853 | 610 | 393 | 274 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:48AM0.79m | 3:23PM1.23m | 4:08AM0.83m | 4:24PM1.28m | 5:04AM0.91m | 5:11PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.50m | 10:31PM0.45m | 9:32AM0.47m | 11:19PM0.36m | 10:35AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | S 18 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 |
71 | 68 | 65 | 45 | 30 | 68 | 85 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 156 | 13 | 53 | 54 | 96 | 103 | 3 | 106 | 75 | 177 | 853 | 610 | 393 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | E 8 | NE 4 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 19 | S 19 |
31 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 72 | 79 | 48 | 227 | 13 | 100 | 96 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 14 | S 18 | ESE 7 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 5 | — | E 8 | S 10 | S 21 | E 15 | S 20 | N 5 | N 5 |
17 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 118 | 169 | 40 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 |
— | 1 | — | — | 4 | 35 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 6 | — | 60 | 118 | 216 | 319 | — | — | — | 274 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 284 | 262 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 222 | 0 | 131 | 204 | 7 | 131 | 378 | 223 | 8 | 222 | 8 |
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