Nambucca Heads, Australia

File image - Shane Chalker photographed liquid spouts off Forster in April 2015.

A Nambucca Heads guy was not rather sure just what he was seeing when a rare water spout formed off principal seashore today.

Rodney Thurtell, 50, ended up being eating an item of barbecued chicken for breakfast and gazing off to sea from an elevated position near the surf life preserving club as he noted a dark, thin line within the clouds, which stretched completely on surface of sea.

"i possibly could understand water transferring the sea where it touched down, " Rodney informed the Guardian.

"we saw another bloke in which he stated 'what's that', and I said 'that's a water-spout' and he consented that is what it really had been."

Rodney stated the event took place at about 7.20 - and lasted for 45 to 60 seconds.

"as soon as I realised what it had been i obtained my phone away and videoed it, " Rodney said.

"it absolutely was probably just 200 metres to half a kilometre offshore. It got more powerful, then it only stopped."