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Mid North Coast Classic Left, Forster Beach

7:10 am 12 Dec 2011

Random Surfer [Chris], Saltwater

11:03 am 18 Sep 2010


Forster Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Forster Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New South Wales – Port Macquarie, Australia)

Mid North Coast Classic Left, Forster Beach photo

Photo credit: Woody Gocch
Surf Break: Forster Beach

Name: Forster Beach
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SE Offshore Wind: W

Forster Beach in Port Macquarie is a reasonably exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf The best wind direction is from the west with some shelter here from south winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks peel to the right. A popular wave that can get growded. Hazards include rocks and sharks.

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Overall Forster Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Forster Beach:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Tuncurry-North Wall 3 mi
Second closest break Elim 8 mi
Third closest break Booti Booti National Park 9 mi
Fourth closest break Boomerang Beach (North) 11 mi
Fifth closest break Boomerang Beach (South) 12 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Forster Beach:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4713 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4742 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4873 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4928 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 5241 mi

Tide stations nearest to Forster Beach:

Closest tide station Forster, Australia 3 mi
Second closest tide station Harrington Inlet, Australia 25 mi
Third closest tide station Crowdy Head, Australia 28 mi
Fourth closest tide station Broughton Island, Australia 31 mi
Fifth closest tide station Port Stephens, Australia 42 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Forster Beach:

Closest ski area Selwyn Snowfields (Australia) 347 mi
Second closest ski area Perisher (Australia) 374 mi
Third closest ski area Charlotte Pass (Australia) 378 mi
Fourth closest ski area Thredbo (Australia) 383 mi
Fifth closest ski area Falls Creek (Australia) 441 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Forster Beach:

Closest city location Forster (Australia) 3 mi
Second closest city location Nabiac (Australia) 12 mi
Third closest city location Old Bar (Australia) 16 mi
Fourth closest city location Cundletown (Australia) 21 mi
Fifth closest city location Taree (Australia) 21 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Forster Beach is Tamworth Airport (TMW) in Australia, which is 203 km (126 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Forster Beach is Coffs Harbour (Coff's Harbour) Airport (CFS), also in Australia, 216 km (134 miles) away.
Forster Beach break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Forster Beach, New South Wales - Port Macquarie. Use the tab navigation above to view Forster Beach sea temperature, Forster Beach photographs, Forster Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Forster Beach webcams, current wind from New South Wales - Port Macquarie live weather stations and Forster Beach tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Forster Beach.