Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
NE
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
433
356
295
189
146
106
80
55
38
22
22
16
20
16
16
37
40
55
33
51
36
82
86
78
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:32AM1.48m
8:41PM1.39m
9:08AM1.55m
9:18PM1.31m
9:42AM1.57m
9:55PM1.21m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.02m
2:41PM0.11m
2:48AM0.03m
3:23PM0.11m
3:18AM0.07m
4:04PM0.14m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
18
21
27
22
25
24
22
21
20
20
25
22
23
21
22
21
21
22
27
28
29
27
25
Feels °C
17
17
20
26
22
23
23
22
21
19
20
24
22
24
21
22
21
21
22
26
26
27
26
25
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