Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.2° 

Forster Beach (Nambucca) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 3AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Forster Beach (Nambucca). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
3
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.9
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
70
244
287
229
233
229
175
162
123
96
69
78
299
313
318
323
239
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
5
ENE
10
NNE
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
SE
25
SSE
15
S
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:03PM1.80m
7:32AM1.14m
7:50PM1.83m
8:19AM1.21m
8:34PM1.80m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.01m
1:15PM0.04m
2:30AM-0.04m
2:04PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
17
14
12
12
12
18
20
19
17
16
13
12
12
17
19
17
16
14
Feels °C
14
11
9
9
9
15
18
16
12
12
9
9
9
13
15
12
12
12
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