Forster Beach (Nambucca) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.57° S 153.02° E

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is

20.0°C

Forster Beach (Nambucca) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (12 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	62	66	64	53	86	205	196	189	139	118	75	52	49	39	38	30	26	26	205	257	397	545	604	444
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NNW	E	NE	NNE	NNE	N	W	S	SSW	ENE	ENE	ENE	S	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:42AM1.57m				9:55PM1.21m				10:17AM1.55m				10:31PM1.11m				10:54AM1.51m
Low Tide		3:18AM0.07m				4:04PM0.14m				3:48AM0.12m				4:45PM0.19m				4:19AM0.19m					5:27PM0.26m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	2	3	2	3	—	4	5	3	1	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	22	26	25	26	26	24	23	24	19	21	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	16
Feels °C	21	21	23	25	24	23	26	24	23	24	20	22	21	22	22	19	17	15	15	12	13	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	E 8	S 6	S 6	S 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	S 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 9	E 8	ENE 8	NE 9	NNE 9	E 8
kJ	62	66	64	12	12	3	3	3	139	118	75	52	49	13	38	30	18	16	26	35	23	3	8	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 6	S 6	SE 7	S 7	SE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 5	S 5	E 10	SSE 5	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 15	E 15	NE 9
kJ	12	12	12	3	3	2	1	2	12	12	21	12	12	29	9	27	26	26	9	9	8	4	4	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 8	NE 11	S 16	S 6	S 6	NE 12	E 8	E 9	NE 10	ENE 9	SSE 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	E 15	S 17	E 15	—
kJ	10	9	4	4	2	3	5	5	3	1	6	21	25	4	26	8	4	4	4	3	4	6	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	—	SSW 3	—	—	NE 6	—	—	S 5	S 4	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7
kJ	150	136	118	53	86	205	196	189	303	—	3	—	—	39	—	—	11	50	205	257	397	545	604	444
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	101	382	366	286	42	0	0	0	7	49	8	0	0	7	232	232	232	54	7	7	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1				2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	1	1	3	3	5	4	5	1	2	2	1	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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