Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 1PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 288 | 221 | 216 | 216 | 182 | 135 | 129 | 126 | 88 | 86 | 113 | 168 | 207 | 218 | 187 | 183 | 177 | 181 | 206 | 212 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.23m | 3:15AM0.81m | 3:25PM1.22m | 4:30AM0.87m | 4:26PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.49m | 9:29PM0.44m | 8:26AM0.53m | 10:33PM0.40m | 9:48AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 295 | 288 | 221 | 216 | 216 | 182 | 135 | 129 | 126 | 51 | 86 | 113 | 168 | 207 | 218 | 187 | 183 | 177 | 181 | 206 | 212 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 48 | 38 | 58 | 68 | 55 | 88 | 39 | 67 | 56 | 42 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 49 | — | — | 31 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 59 | 66 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 125 | 131 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 8 |
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