Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SSE
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010106667788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2792791541681681681201201171201209696836870104149118206167176223270
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
ononononcross-
on
crossglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
1.13
5:45AM
1.62
6:22PM
1.13
6:50AM
1.71
7:35PM
1.17
7:50AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
0.45
12:48PM
0.39
12:13AM
0.42
1:48PM
0.28
1:14AM
0.37
2:39PM
0.20
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise----6:09-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset-------7:53-------7:52-------7:52
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120191922232323222120202424242322222121242525
Feels °C (?)201920202023222223232222222523232120212121232324
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