Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 1AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
341 | 412 | 363 | 326 | 313 | 294 | 743 | 693 | 561 | 476 | 400 | 356 | 300 | 349 | 370 | 544 | 289 | 429 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.59m | 8:03AM1.19m | 8:13PM1.60m | 8:38AM1.27m | 8:46PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.09m | 1:51PM0.14m | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:30PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
53 | 412 | 363 | 326 | 313 | 267 | 743 | 693 | 561 | 476 | 400 | 356 | 300 | 349 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | N 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
19 | 51 | 51 | 36 | 36 | 294 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | — | NE 11 | S 15 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 16 |
3 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 108 | 35 | — | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 |
341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | 370 | 544 | 289 | 429 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 0 |
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