Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 111 | 49 | 28 | 453 | 734 | 1210 | 1896 | 2521 | 2582 | 2582 | 2311 | 2701 | 2556 | 1567 | 1300 | 1412 | 1138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:37PM1.11m | 11:11AM1.38m | 11:17PM0.99m | 11:58AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.28m | 4:34AM0.22m | 5:37PM0.38m | 5:08AM0.31m | 6:36PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 75 | 49 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1872 | 1622 | 1567 | 27 | 1133 | 898 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 14 | E 12 | ENE 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 101 | 111 | 8 | 171 | 453 | 734 | 1210 | 1896 | 2521 | 2582 | 2582 | 2311 | 2701 | 2556 | — | 1300 | 1412 | 1138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 0 | 125 | 233 | 166 | 466 | 1115 | 1115 | 774 | 601 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 |
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