Forster Beach (Nambucca) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
21.2°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
1
2
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2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
111
49
28
453
734
1210
1896
2521
2582
2582
2311
2701
2556
1567
1300
1412
1138
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
WNW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:37PM1.11m
11:11AM1.38m
11:17PM0.99m
11:58AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:48PM0.28m
4:34AM0.22m
5:37PM0.38m
5:08AM0.31m
6:36PM0.46m
part cloud
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
18
16
14
17
18
17
14
13
13
13
13
15
18
17
17
14
Feels °C
21
21
14
11
9
11
11
8
6
6
7
7
8
10
13
12
14
12
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