Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.5° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 6AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.7
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.5
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
222
297
359
330
318
227
365
284
215
69
67
69
117
126
94
92
75
72
67
122
231
212
213
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:09AM1.59m
10:26PM1.15m
10:59AM1.55m
11:21PM1.02m
11:59AM1.50m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.07m
4:38PM0.16m
4:20AM0.14m
5:38PM0.24m
5:08AM0.23m
6:51PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
14
19
20
19
17
16
15
14
13
20
22
20
18
17
16
14
14
21
23
21
19
18
Feels °C
15
14
13
16
15
14
13
13
13
12
11
18
18
16
14
14
14
12
13
19
19
17
16
16
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