
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (17 Jul):
- 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 10PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| 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 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
483 | 412 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 339 | 582 | 569 | 547 | 1038 | 2218 | 2200 | 2126 | 3089 | 2824 | 1993 | 2520 | 2245 | 1633 | 1772 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15AM1.17m | 10:27PM1.70m | 11:05AM1.19m | 11:11PM1.54m | 11:56AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.11m | 5:05AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.21m | 5:45AM0.08m | 5:42PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 8 | S 21 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 10 | SSE 17 |
25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 339 | 35 | 569 | 547 | 1038 | 2218 | 2200 | 2126 | 74 | 72 | 1993 | 62 | 60 | 1633 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 11 | S 22 | S 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | S 26 | S 24 | SSE 18 | — | S 23 | SSE 17 | S 17 |
3 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 66 | — | 11 | 100 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NNE 8 | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | — | — |
3 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 |
483 | 412 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 124 | 582 | 108 | 297 | 377 | 489 | 746 | 810 | 3089 | 2824 | 414 | 2520 | 2245 | 214 | 1772 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 286 | 286 | 166 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 454 | 454 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 382 | 398 | 382 | 425 | 286 | 382 | 166 | 120 |
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