Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 3AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
268
257
199
208
203
91
88
80
43
43
41
46
56
64
66
77
65
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:43AM0.94m
1:50PM1.24m
1:48AM0.84m
2:58PM1.23m
Low Tide
7:12PM0.50m
6:45AM0.35m
8:32PM0.54m
7:40AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
14
14
16
19
19
17
16
15
14
14
17
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
17
14
14
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
16
17
16
15
15
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