Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 9AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 646 | 606 | 589 | 585 | 483 | 412 | 418 | 444 | 440 | 283 | 314 | 769 | 1110 | 1083 | 1888 | 2379 | 4128 | 3722 | 3021 | 2714 | 2525 | 2128 | 2039 | 1861 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:15AM1.17m | 10:27PM1.70m | 11:05AM1.19m | 11:11PM1.54m | 11:56AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM-0.02m | 3:56PM0.11m | 5:05AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.21m | 5:45AM0.08m | 5:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 21 | SSE 21 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 283 | 314 | 36 | 45 | 1083 | 1888 | 2379 | 39 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 19 | — | S 21 | — | SSW 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | — | S 26 | SSW 19 | — | — | S 23 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 7 | — | 9 | — | 88 | 44 | 42 | 42 | — | 13 | 122 | — | — | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 8 | — | NE 8 | S 19 | — | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 23 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 646 | 606 | 589 | 585 | 483 | 412 | 418 | 444 | 440 | 150 | 190 | 769 | 1110 | 415 | 698 | 821 | 4128 | 3722 | 3021 | 2714 | 2525 | 2128 | 2039 | 1861 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 120 | 120 | 329 | 330 | 330 | 131 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 499 | 432 | 466 | 376 | 398 | 398 | 382 | 425 | 382 | 286 | 330 | 286 |
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