Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
356
266
266
316
316
398
333
333
365
411
363
425
396
324
263
212
186
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:25AM0.97m
5:18PM1.29m
6:09AM1.10m
6:03PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.32m
10:57AM0.47m
00:00AM0.23m
11:54AM0.39m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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 mm
1
2
1
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2
4
2
3
6
30
15
9
4
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
20
20
20
20
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
19
17
15
15
15
20
18
19
21
19
18
19
19
17
16
16
17
17
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