
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 81 | 85 | 81 | 109 | 148 | 127 | 109 | 112 | 95 | 76 | 79 | 108 | 170 | 157 | 114 | 158 | 207 | 163 | 130 | 268 | 217 | 210 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:23AM1.13m | 6:28PM1.49m | 6:58AM1.25m | 7:04PM1.51m | 7:32AM1.36m | 7:40PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.18m | 12:09PM0.25m | 00:57AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.18m | 1:27AM0.04m | 1:32PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 |
97 | 81 | 85 | 81 | 65 | 60 | 57 | 109 | 91 | 91 | 76 | 79 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 114 | 158 | 207 | 163 | 130 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | E 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | S 9 | ENE 9 |
48 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | S 18 | E 12 | — | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | S 16 | E 11 | ENE 9 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 13 | S 9 |
29 | 52 | 30 | 30 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | 109 | 148 | 127 | — | 112 | 95 | 7 | 8 | 108 | 170 | 157 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 268 | 217 | 210 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1122 | 272 | 131 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 223 | 466 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 237 | 466 | 449 | 254 | 8 |
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