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Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.7
S
6
1.8
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
252
237
228
205
121
91
65
70
56
38
30
26
214
260
419
728
829
808
1039
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
W
10
SE
0
NNW
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
WNW
5
WSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:55PM1.21m
10:17AM1.55m
10:31PM1.11m
10:54AM1.51m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.14m
3:48AM0.12m
4:45PM0.19m
4:19AM0.19m
5:27PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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6:11
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6:54
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6:55
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6:57
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1
4
6
4
5
4
3
6
2
1
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Temp °C
26
25
27
25
24
21
20
22
21
19
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
24
23
26
26
25
21
23
23
22
21
22
21
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
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