Surf Forecasts:
Forster Beach (Nambucca) surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, S swell with 794 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Forster Beach (Nambucca) this week:
The surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 16s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Forster Beach (Nambucca) in the next 16 days are 1.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Howdy, it’s Rusty here. We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag coming up for Forster Beach (Nambucca) over the next couple of weeks. The first few days are pretty grim with poor surf conditions and choppy, cross-onshore winds, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel. The water temp is 68°, about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
Tuesday the 25th is a washout – 4ft of messy NE swell with a short 8-second period and a 12 mph cross-on breeze. Stronger NNE wind in the afternoon bumps it to 6ft but it’s still poor and choppy. Wednesday the 26th stays poor with light cross-shore winds and small, weak swell. Thursday the 27th morning finally cleans up a bit with a light SW cross-off breeze and 4ft S swell, but it’s only surfable, not good.
Now, Friday the 28th morning is the first real standout. Glassy conditions with 4ft S swell at 9 seconds and solid energy. It’ll be clean and friendly – a good one for beginners. That afternoon the wind swings onshore and the swell jumps to 5ft from the SSE with a long 12-second period, but the onshore wind ruins it. Saturday the 29th morning is another tidy window: light SW cross-off, 3ft SSE swell at 10 seconds, clean conditions. Worth a paddle. The afternoon gets messy again with a 16 mph SSE cross-breeze.
Sunday the 30th morning offers a similar clean vibe with a cross-off breeze and 5ft SSE swell. Then the real highlight arrives on Monday the 31st morning. This is the best of the whole run – glassy offshore SW wind at just 3 mph, 4ft S swell but with an incredible 18-second period, and massive energy. This is proper groundswell, powerful and clean, but it’s only for experienced surfers. That long period will wrap nicely around the point setup here, but it might break a bit too straight for a beach break – still, the quality will be excellent.
Tuesday the 1st of September morning is also good: glassy again, 3ft SSE swell at 13 seconds. After that, the surf fades through the first week of September with mostly small, poor conditions and onshore winds. There’s a brief chance on Saturday the 5th morning with 3ft S swell and clean conditions, but nothing special.
From the 6th onward it’s a string of poor to ordinary days with light rain and small swell. The standout really is Monday the 31st of August morning – that’s your one to pencil in. It’s the only top-tier session on offer.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 166 | 247 | 143 | 124 | 86 | 117 | 207 | 240 | 189 | 512 | 324 | 218 | 561 | 551 | 394 | 426 | 430 | 794 | 498 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | on | cross |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.49m | 6:53AM1.03m | 7:06PM1.55m | 7:28AM1.11m | 7:40PM1.59m | 8:03AM1.19m | 8:13PM1.60m | 8:38AM1.27m | 8:46PM1.57m | 9:14AM1.34m | 9:21PM1.50m | 9:52AM1.39m | 9:58PM1.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.29m | 1:11AM0.22m | 12:33PM0.23m | 1:42AM0.15m | 1:13PM0.17m | 2:12AM0.09m | 1:51PM0.14m | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:30PM0.13m | 3:11AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.14m | 3:42AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 50 | 31 | 18 | 143 | 124 | 86 | 64 | 207 | 240 | 189 | 512 | 324 | 218 | 57 | 551 | 394 | 51 | 430 | 192 | 292 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | N 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 76 | 73 | 51 | 33 | 58 | 57 | 9 | 61 | 52 | 4 | 186 | 794 | 498 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 5 | — | S 16 | S 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 11 | S 10 | — | S 20 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 62 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 18 | — | 7 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | S 5 | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 153 | 166 | 247 | — | — | 38 | 117 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 41 | 561 | — | — | 426 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 207 | 0 | 31 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 47 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 2 |
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