
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 5AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
611 | 386 | 362 | 292 | 255 | 237 | 199 | 270 | 211 | 207 | 106 | 106 | 80 | 360 | 491 | 792 | 1018 | 1115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:35AM1.01m | 5:44PM1.49m | 6:29AM1.14m | 6:36PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.20m | 11:13AM0.33m | 00:30AM0.13m | 12:16PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
470 | 386 | 362 | 292 | 255 | 237 | 10 | 10 | 211 | 207 | 65 | 106 | 80 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 42 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 16 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | ESE 8 | E 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
15 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 106 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | S 21 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 6 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 6 | — | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
611 | 280 | — | 85 | — | 48 | 199 | 270 | — | — | — | 11 | 104 | 360 | 491 | 792 | 1018 | 1115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 232 | 54 | 620 | 166 | 54 | 7 |
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