Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is

19.9°C

Forster Beach (Nambucca) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	5s
Evening (01 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 11	S 12	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	284	213	66	66	67	117	131	110	104	75	61	64	117	183	175	161	167	172	141	141	143	190	164	152
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	10:26PM1.15m				10:59AM1.55m				11:21PM1.02m				11:59AM1.50m				00:30AM0.92m					1:10PM1.45m
Low Tide			4:20AM0.14m				5:38PM0.24m				5:08AM0.23m				6:51PM0.30m				6:08AM0.32m					8:16PM0.32m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	21	23	20	18	17	16	14	14	21	23	21	19	17	16	15	15	21	22	20	19	18
Feels °C	13	12	13	19	18	15	14	14	14	13	13	19	19	16	16	14	13	14	15	19	18	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 18	S 18
kJ	284	213	61	66	67	69	66	40	39	12	12	12	20	10	9	8	7	2	2	2	2	2	6	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 14	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 15	S 14	S 14	—	S 14	—	S 10	—	S 18	S 18	S 9	S 10
kJ	33	34	35	24	33	—	—	14	14	22	22	22	4	4	4	—	4	—	7	—	6	6	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 14	S 14	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	—	S 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	66	34	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	21	16	18	19	49	117	131	110	104	75	61	64	117	183	175	161	167	172	141	141	143	190	164	152
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Valla Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Valla Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Valla Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Valla Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Moonee Beach and Creek NSW - North Coast	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Thommos NSW - Illawarra	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Norries Head NSW - North Coast	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Corindi Beach NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Norries Head NSW - North Coast	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	2	2	2	8	466	438	8	8	8	2	42	262	453	331	254	222	62	31	31	166	187	262	254	222
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Back Bommie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Back Bommie					Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Blueys Beach	Blueys Beach	Blueys Beach			Yacaaba Head-Boulders
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	2					2	3	3	3	3	2			2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Right Point (Cat Bay) VIC - Phillip Island	Little Bombie NSW - Newcastle	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	3	6	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	3
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cabo Lastres Spain	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Nazare Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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