
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 9AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
322 | 327 | 384 | 728 | 903 | 848 | 2168 | 2351 | 2351 | 2276 | 2057 | 2137 | 1917 | 1928 | 1618 | 1882 | 1352 | 1250 | 1424 | 951 | 1034 | 938 | 771 | 694 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.70m | 11:05AM1.19m | 11:11PM1.54m | 11:56AM1.21m | 11:54PM1.36m | 12:49PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.21m | 5:45AM0.08m | 5:42PM0.32m | 6:25AM0.15m | 6:42PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 22 | SSE 21 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
322 | 327 | 384 | 36 | 45 | 848 | 2168 | 2351 | 2351 | 2276 | 2057 | 2137 | 1917 | 1928 | 1618 | 93 | 1352 | 1250 | 1424 | 951 | 1034 | 938 | 771 | 694 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
4 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 80 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 100 | 6 | 81 | 66 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 110 | 106 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — |
124 | 130 | 148 | 728 | 903 | 355 | 213 | 471 | 542 | 512 | 456 | 481 | 495 | 301 | 247 | 1882 | 200 | 181 | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 454 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 286 | 166 | 166 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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