Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 12AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
7
1.7
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
285
255
491
700
634
489
425
447
371
195
137
109
144
150
148
151
190
163
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:17PM1.46m
8:45AM1.54m
8:57PM1.38m
9:25AM1.58m
9:39PM1.27m
Low Tide
2:30AM-0.00m
2:59PM0.08m
3:03AM0.02m
3:46PM0.11m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
3
11
7
3
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2
1
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Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
16
14
14
14
14
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