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Forster Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New South Wales – Port Macquarie, Australia)
Photo credit: Woody Gocch
Surf Break: Forster Beach
| Name: | Forster Beach |
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| 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.
Overall Forster Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The rose diagram describes the range of swells directed at Forster Beach over a normal ... (show all text)
This picture shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directio... (show all text)
Also see Forster Beach surf quality by season and Forster Beach surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to New South Wales - Port Macquarie surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Forster Beach
Visitor Reviews of Forster Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Forster Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
Ski Resorts closest to Forster Beach: |
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| 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 |
Town and city forecasts close to Forster Beach: |
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| 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.
