Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (20 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1075
980
898
706
1073
984
1401
1403
1586
1347
1448
1509
1333
1102
1070
885
908
889
889
867
1048
1151
1272
1291
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:22PM1.79m
11:10AM1.18m
11:19PM1.75m
12:12PM1.16m
00:17AM1.69m
1:14PM1.17m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.22m
4:30PM0.41m
6:05AM0.26m
5:30PM0.50m
7:07AM0.30m
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
15
12
13
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
9
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.2
S
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
2.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
1075
980
898
706
792
533
533
482
402
402
342
332
1333
1102
279
279
225
220
175
173
90
65
50
1291
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
684
332
284
5
5
5
5
5
6
17
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
17
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
2
7
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
7
2
S
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
1.5
S
8
Energy kJ
31
83
255
552
1073
984
1401
1403
1586
1347
1448
1509
1070
885
908
889
889
867
1048
1151
1272
302
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
5
0
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
22
137
106
137
181
284
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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