Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 6PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 56 | 56 | 63 | 86 | 107 | 58 | 51 | 44 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 49 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 42 | 38 | 69 | 116 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.23m | 3:13AM0.80m | 4:07PM1.26m | 4:32AM0.82m | 5:04PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.41m | 10:01PM0.53m | 8:51AM0.44m | 11:11PM0.47m | 10:03AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 10 |
46 | 56 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 82 | 58 | 51 | 44 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 116 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
27 | 26 | 7 | 2 | — | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 32 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 9 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 7 | S 18 | S 16 |
14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | N 4 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
1 | 21 | 56 | 63 | 86 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 68 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 185 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 59 |
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