
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | E 6 | S 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
182 | 256 | 232 | 156 | 135 | 115 | 97 | 81 | 81 | 109 | 123 | 127 | 109 | 92 | 92 | 98 | 79 | 81 | 117 | 107 | 157 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:46AM1.02m | 5:51PM1.43m | 6:23AM1.13m | 6:28PM1.49m | 6:58AM1.25m | 7:04PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.33m | 00:27AM0.18m | 12:09PM0.25m | 00:57AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 |
161 | 92 | 89 | 65 | 135 | 115 | 97 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 64 | 59 | 56 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 79 | 81 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 153 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | E 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 |
182 | 256 | 232 | 137 | 45 | 55 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 12 | — | — | S 18 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | S 16 | E 11 | ENE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 68 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 4 |
112 | 155 | 165 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 123 | 127 | 109 | — | — | 98 | 7 | 7 | 117 | 107 | 157 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 322 | 322 | 422 | 422 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 223 | 223 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 223 | 272 | 8 | 8 |
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