Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 9AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
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3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.2
E
9
3
ESE
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
327
384
728
903
848
2168
2351
2351
2276
2057
2137
1917
1928
1618
1882
1352
1250
1424
951
1034
938
771
694
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
High Tide
10:27PM1.70m
11:05AM1.19m
11:11PM1.54m
11:56AM1.21m
11:54PM1.36m
12:49PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.02m
4:47PM0.21m
5:45AM0.08m
5:42PM0.32m
6:25AM0.15m
6:42PM0.43m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
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5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
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