Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 8 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 37 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 38 | 101 | 112 | 98 | 140 | 113 | 99 | 85 | 144 | 136 | 138 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.26m | 4:32AM0.82m | 5:04PM1.33m | 5:30AM0.88m | 5:51PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.47m | 10:03AM0.42m | 11:59PM0.39m | 11:03AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 |
35 | 37 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 38 | 101 | 112 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 46 | 32 | 144 | 136 | 100 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 12 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 10 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 31 | 42 | 47 | 92 | 53 | 113 | 42 | 85 | 43 | 22 | 8 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 8 | S 12 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 6 |
2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 77 | 140 | 50 | 99 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 98 | 105 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 138 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 196 |
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