Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 8PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 345 | 365 | 592 | 569 | 522 | 522 | 496 | 513 | 370 | 305 | 299 | 249 | 288 | 295 | 288 | 221 | 216 | 216 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.35m | 00:41AM0.85m | 1:12PM1.28m | 1:50AM0.81m | 2:16PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.40m | 6:12AM0.42m | 8:14PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.49m | 9:29PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | | |  | |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 342 | 133 | 130 | 592 | 569 | 522 | 522 | 496 | 513 | 370 | 305 | 299 | 249 | 288 | 295 | 288 | 221 | 216 | 216 | 182 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 90 | 89 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 33 | 58 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | ENE 10 | ESE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 32 | 123 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 31 | 15 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 345 | 365 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 27 | 36 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 223 | 223 | 60 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 272 | 557 | 272 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 8 | 0 |
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