Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 AEST
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Forster Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forster Beach sea temperature is
24.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 3PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)13131314141414141414141411121211111111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5815956908161012114312671303132113341175104211261186114696988810651087953802625474383
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ENE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.10
4:31AM
1.42
5:26PM
1.20
5:19AM
1.45
6:06PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
0.44
10:24PM
0.63
11:28AM
0.37
11:18PM
0.54
12:03PM
0.30
12:06AM
0.43
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:07-------6:07-------6:09-------
Sunset---5:32-------5:30-------5:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151821232018161413171919181616161519202020191715
Feels °C (?)911141615121088121415151414131318171719171514
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