Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
19.3°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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
103
146
92
143
153
134
85
141
137
100
98
71
71
72
99
149
95
149
206
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:04PM1.33m
5:30AM0.88m
5:51PM1.41m
6:14AM0.95m
6:30PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.42m
11:59PM0.39m
11:03AM0.36m
00:37AM0.31m
11:51AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
18
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
20
23
21
20
19
Feels °C
16
17
18
16
15
14
14
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
17
18
17
18
18
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