
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 9AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1252 | 998 | 540 | 412 | 622 | 492 | 414 | 340 | 333 | 352 | 409 | 631 | 787 | 743 | 730 | 631 | 500 | 425 | 301 | 242 | 146 | 113 | 135 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.27m | 7:21PM1.50m | 7:55AM1.39m | 8:03PM1.46m | 8:32AM1.48m | 8:41PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.07m | 1:10PM0.19m | 1:45AM0.03m | 1:57PM0.14m | 2:18AM0.02m | 2:41PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 7 |
878 | 669 | 540 | 412 | 622 | 492 | 414 | 340 | 333 | 352 | 409 | 631 | 787 | 743 | 730 | 631 | 500 | 425 | 301 | 242 | 146 | 113 | 80 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 |
40 | 40 | 26 | 183 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 114 | 106 | 96 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | N 12 | E 13 | N 12 | N 19 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | — | E 10 |
8 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6 | — | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
1252 | 998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | 25 | 51 | 113 | 265 | 255 | 247 | 93 | 113 | 126 | 135 | 247 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 131 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1114 | 1114 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
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