
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 5PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
579 | 517 | 402 | 264 | 315 | 195 | 137 | 99 | 147 | 184 | 148 | 151 | 196 | 163 | 184 | 222 | 297 | 359 | 326 | 314 | 224 | 360 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:45AM1.54m | 8:57PM1.38m | 9:25AM1.58m | 9:39PM1.27m | 10:09AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.08m | 3:03AM0.02m | 3:46PM0.11m | 3:39AM0.07m | 4:38PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | SSE 15 |
144 | 54 | 125 | 264 | 120 | 195 | 137 | 99 | 147 | 184 | 103 | 151 | 196 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 123 | 326 | 314 | 112 | 360 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 10 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 15 | — |
22 | 45 | 74 | 110 | 67 | 99 | 120 | 86 | 97 | 81 | 148 | 79 | 67 | 67 | 52 | 65 | 297 | 359 | 156 | 112 | 224 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 15 | E 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | ESE 6 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 13 | ENE 8 | — |
— | 4 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 71 | 86 | 78 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 52 | 48 | 184 | 222 | 65 | 67 | — | 3 | 48 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
579 | 517 | 402 | 70 | 315 | 78 | 63 | 61 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 49 | 41 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 223 | 272 | 8 | 8 |
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