Surf Forecasts:
Forster Beach (Nambucca) surf forecast from 17 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 20 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, ENE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 21 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, ENE swell with 524 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 18 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE 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 Sunday (Oct 18) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. 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 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 24) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 18th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 20th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 21st Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 249 | 288 | 216 | 178 | 86 | 140 | 223 | 212 | 277 | 382 | 461 | 412 | 338 | 238 | 226 | 196 | 120 | 163 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.81m | 2:16PM1.23m | 3:15AM0.81m | 3:25PM1.22m | 4:30AM0.87m | 4:26PM1.25m | 5:25AM0.97m | 5:18PM1.29m | 6:09AM1.10m | 6:03PM1.34m | 6:47AM1.24m | 6:46PM1.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.49m | 9:29PM0.44m | 8:26AM0.53m | 10:33PM0.40m | 9:48AM0.52m | 11:21PM0.32m | 10:57AM0.47m | 00:00AM0.23m | 11:54AM0.39m | 00:35AM0.15m | 12:43PM0.29m | 1:08AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 370 | 249 | 288 | 216 | 178 | 64 | 140 | 223 | 212 | 277 | 382 | 461 | 412 | 338 | 238 | 2 | 196 | 120 | 4 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 17 | — | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 85 | 86 | 67 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | — | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | S 16 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 123 | 32 | — | 25 | 25 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 43 | — | — | 56 | 66 | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | — | 3 | 163 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 557 | 223 | 0 | 255 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 262 | 8 | 222 | 438 |
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