
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 122 | 94 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 69 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21PM1.74m | 6:48AM1.05m | 7:15PM1.83m | 7:44AM1.08m | 8:06PM1.89m | 8:36AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.12m | 1:11AM0.09m | 12:30PM0.07m | 2:04AM0.01m | 1:24PM0.03m | 2:53AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
— | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 |
154 | 122 | 94 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 3 | N 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 4 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | E 9 |
41 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 |
3 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | NW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | S 4 |
1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 69 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 120 | 120 | 196 | 69 | 54 | 620 | 120 | 678 | 120 | 54 | 7 | 7 |
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