Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 9AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
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0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
ESE
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
646
606
589
585
483
412
418
444
440
283
314
769
1110
1083
1888
2379
4128
3722
3021
2714
2525
2128
2039
1861
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:15AM1.17m
10:27PM1.70m
11:05AM1.19m
11:11PM1.54m
11:56AM1.21m
Low Tide
4:23AM-0.02m
3:56PM0.11m
5:05AM0.02m
4:47PM0.21m
5:45AM0.08m
5:42PM0.32m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
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5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
5
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
15
14
13
14
14
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
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