
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 3AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
64 | 70 | 244 | 287 | 229 | 233 | 229 | 175 | 162 | 123 | 96 | 69 | 78 | 299 | 313 | 318 | 323 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.80m | 7:32AM1.14m | 7:50PM1.83m | 8:19AM1.21m | 8:34PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.01m | 1:15PM0.04m | 2:30AM-0.04m | 2:04PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
64 | 70 | 244 | 287 | 229 | 233 | 229 | 175 | 162 | 123 | 89 | 69 | 78 | 160 | 208 | 44 | 44 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 |
42 | 56 | 81 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 98 | 92 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 58 | 63 | 68 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 14 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 3 | — | S 18 | N 11 | S 9 | N 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 16 | NE 10 |
12 | 4 | 72 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 139 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 299 | 313 | 318 | 323 | 239 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 120 | 0 |
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