
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 7AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
169 | 227 | 156 | 100 | 96 | 54 | 98 | 225 | 1 | 182 | 293 | 335 | 769 | 551 | 658 | 124 | 160 | 227 | 198 | 256 | 230 | 193 | 125 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:08AM0.83m | 4:24PM1.28m | 5:04AM0.91m | 5:11PM1.36m | 5:46AM1.02m | 5:51PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.45m | 9:32AM0.47m | 11:19PM0.36m | 10:35AM0.41m | 11:55PM0.27m | 11:25AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 18 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 10 |
20 | 21 | 156 | 13 | 53 | 54 | 98 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 50 | 335 | 769 | 551 | 459 | 124 | 160 | 227 | 198 | 117 | 89 | 46 | 35 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 18 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | S 12 | NE 5 | S 20 | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 10 | S 16 | SSE 14 |
69 | 227 | 13 | 100 | 96 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 171 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 93 | 116 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 230 | 64 | 122 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 11 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 15 | E 15 | — | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | S 16 | E 13 | S 19 |
169 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 28 | 62 | 122 | 184 | 256 | 3 | 193 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | S 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 3 | 225 | 110 | 182 | 293 | — | — | — | 658 | 106 | 60 | 99 | 102 | 95 | 144 | 83 | 125 | 103 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 101 | 0 | 272 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 222 | 223 | 131 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 262 | 131 | 131 | 8 | 8 |
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