Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
20.7°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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 11PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
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)
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.1
E
8
1.6
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
68
85
118
169
227
156
100
96
54
98
225
1
188
312
348
778
561
588
133
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:23PM1.23m
4:08AM0.83m
4:24PM1.28m
5:04AM0.91m
5:11PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.45m
9:32AM0.47m
11:19PM0.36m
10:35AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
23
21
21
19
22
27
29
27
22
19
18
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
21
20
19
19
18
15
18
23
24
21
18
16
16
16
17
16
17
18
18
19
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