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Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1.4
NNE
6
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
668
743
656
607
433
356
295
189
146
106
119
55
38
33
21
21
19
16
16
22
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:03PM1.46m
8:32AM1.48m
8:41PM1.39m
9:08AM1.55m
9:18PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.14m
2:18AM0.02m
2:41PM0.11m
2:48AM0.03m
3:23PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:15
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Temp °C
20
22
20
17
16
17
22
26
26
28
25
23
22
22
22
23
22
23
21
22
Feels °C
17
20
21
18
16
16
21
26
24
24
23
23
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
23
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