
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
132 | 148 | 147 | 127 | 255 | 202 | 217 | 219 | 212 | 178 | 134 | 81 | 226 | 293 | 319 | 268 | 489 | 560 | 545 | 543 | 264 | 229 | 223 | 195 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:32AM1.36m | 7:40PM1.51m | 8:08AM1.46m | 8:17PM1.46m | 8:45AM1.54m | 8:57PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.04m | 1:32PM0.12m | 1:58AM0.00m | 2:15PM0.09m | 2:30AM-0.00m | 2:59PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
132 | 148 | 147 | 127 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 37 | 212 | 178 | 134 | 81 | 70 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 90 | 80 | 80 | 264 | 229 | 223 | 195 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | NE 9 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 22 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 80 | 78 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | E 14 | — | E 14 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | 40 | 70 | 50 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | N 6 | — | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 255 | 202 | 217 | 219 | 101 | — | 9 | 134 | 226 | 293 | 319 | 268 | 489 | 560 | 545 | 543 | 186 | 153 | 102 | 91 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 129 | 459 | 377 | 222 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 165 | 120 | 7 | 60 | 131 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 47 |
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