Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.1° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.6
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
145
142
153
191
134
193
213
221
189
173
143
131
102
108
104
86
62
62
176
232
238
212
251
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
0
SE
20
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:14AM0.95m
6:30PM1.49m
6:53AM1.03m
7:06PM1.55m
7:28AM1.11m
7:40PM1.59m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.31m
11:51AM0.29m
1:11AM0.22m
12:33PM0.23m
1:42AM0.15m
1:13PM0.17m
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
4
1
3
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
21
23
23
21
20
18
16
17
18
20
19
19
16
15
14
15
16
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
15
15
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
19
18
18
18
15
13
11
13
14
14
15
16
16
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