Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 17 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 1.3°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 8PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (17 May)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
3
3
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
8
3.5
ENE
8
3.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
866
972
1094
1151
1178
1069
965
932
969
777
592
495
1037
1242
1599
1952
1464
1662
1451
1250
1040
850
1462
1493
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:34PM1.79m
9:08AM1.26m
9:27PM1.81m
10:08AM1.21m
10:22PM1.79m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.23m
3:12AM0.18m
2:47PM0.27m
4:07AM0.19m
3:36PM0.33m
5:05AM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:57
1
3
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
6
8
10
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
20
18
18
22
20
18
16
15
15
15
17
19
18
17
18
16
17
17
17
15
16
17
15
15
17
17
18
21
17
15
12
12
11
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
542
592
495
1582
1464
1662
1451
1250
1040
850
772
680
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.1
NNE
5
2.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
8
3.5
ENE
8
3.5
ENE
9
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.8
SSW
6
2.4
SSW
8
3
S
10
3
S
10
Energy kJ
866
972
1094
1151
1178
1069
965
932
969
777
59
1037
1242
1599
1952
3
13
36
263
727
1462
1493
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
89
153
176
79
79
79
35
35
79
79
35
79
35
79
35
17
0
13
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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