Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
19.4°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.9
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
576
533
452
443
421
412
354
292
249
199
232
216
231
106
106
82
80
326
465
773
987
982
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
WSW
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:41PM1.46m
5:35AM1.01m
5:44PM1.49m
6:29AM1.14m
6:36PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.38m
11:41PM0.20m
11:13AM0.33m
00:30AM0.13m
12:16PM0.26m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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6:22
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6:18
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6:51
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1
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Temp °C
18
20
20
25
22
20
19
18
19
25
25
22
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
19
21
19
23
21
20
19
18
19
25
24
22
21
20
17
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
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