
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am 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-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
576 | 533 | 452 | 443 | 421 | 412 | 354 | 292 | 249 | 199 | 232 | 216 | 231 | 106 | 106 | 82 | 80 | 326 | 465 | 773 | 987 | 982 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.46m | 5:35AM1.01m | 5:44PM1.49m | 6:29AM1.14m | 6:36PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.38m | 11:41PM0.20m | 11:13AM0.33m | 00:30AM0.13m | 12:16PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
576 | 533 | 452 | 443 | 421 | 412 | 354 | 292 | 249 | 199 | 10 | 216 | 231 | 58 | 106 | 82 | 80 | 67 | 59 | 61 | 43 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 106 | 49 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | S 21 | E 16 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
126 | 95 | — | — | 64 | 94 | — | 62 | — | — | 232 | 66 | — | — | 1 | 21 | 164 | 326 | 465 | 773 | 987 | 982 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 232 | 54 | 507 | 507 |
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