Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
21.0°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 7AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
1.5
S
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SE
8
0.7
S
11
1
S
10
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
194
270
339
875
650
443
233
182
120
198
256
232
137
81
110
110
110
96
93
104
127
107
104
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:04AM0.91m
5:11PM1.36m
5:46AM1.02m
5:51PM1.43m
6:23AM1.13m
6:28PM1.49m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.36m
10:35AM0.41m
11:55PM0.27m
11:25AM0.33m
00:27AM0.18m
12:09PM0.25m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:35
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5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
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