Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 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
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
NE
1.6
NNE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.4
S
0.8
NE
0.5
S
0.8
NE
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)6661010101065661161076661010101098
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11911299108100929080140776237585160181108104495524452301198113
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
W
5
W
20
W
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
E
10
E
15
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
1.25
6:38PM
1.62
7:19AM
1.33
7:20PM
1.61
7:54AM
1.40
7:57PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
0.27
12:20PM
0.43
1:14AM
0.24
1:05PM
0.37
1:46AM
0.22
1:45PM
0.33
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise--5:43-------5:43-------5:41-----
Sunset-----5:43-------5:44-------5:44--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------13--------------
Temp. °C161514182020191817151520222219181513121618171716
Feels °C (?)1414131818181817161414192117161611981415141514
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Forster Beach (calm at Taree Airport 35 km from Forster Beach). 1.3m 6s windswell from the NE with a 1.0m 6s windswell from the ENE and a 0.8m 8s swell from the S. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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35 km away, 1 h 16 min ago

4 km/h
N
0.0
19.4
Air / Water (°C)
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