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Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.0° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
218
187
183
172
168
221
291
368
327
287
424
398
443
512
542
560
627
516
449
431
369
273
225
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:30AM0.87m
4:26PM1.25m
5:25AM0.97m
5:18PM1.29m
6:09AM1.10m
6:03PM1.34m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.52m
11:21PM0.32m
10:57AM0.47m
00:00AM0.23m
11:54AM0.39m
cloud
light rain
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light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
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mod rain
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1
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4
5
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2
2
3
2
1
2
17
22
12
9
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
16
16
15
16
18
18
18
18
18
19
17
18
19
16
16
16
18
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