
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- 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 8AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| 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 morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
455 | 461 | 402 | 394 | 342 | 345 | 365 | 592 | 569 | 522 | 522 | 461 | 386 | 395 | 305 | 320 | 249 | 288 | 295 | 288 | 242 | 216 | 216 | 197 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:51PM0.93m | 12:18PM1.35m | 00:41AM0.85m | 1:12PM1.28m | 1:50AM0.81m | 2:16PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.34m | 7:08PM0.40m | 6:12AM0.42m | 8:14PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.49m | 9:29PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
455 | 461 | 402 | 394 | 342 | 133 | 130 | 592 | 569 | 522 | 522 | 461 | 386 | 395 | 305 | 320 | 249 | 288 | 295 | 288 | 242 | 216 | 216 | 197 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
25 | 25 | 31 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 15 | 21 | 90 | 89 | 123 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 58 | 97 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 10 | N 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ESE 12 | E 10 |
4 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 67 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 28 | 47 | 48 | 32 | — | — | 14 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | NE 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 345 | 365 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | 45 | — | 51 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 60 | 60 | 131 | 223 | 60 | 223 | 131 | 131 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 131 | 131 | 8 | 0 |
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