Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 20 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
22.6° 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: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)10ft (3.0m)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

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1509
1514
1454
1553
1626
1626
1522
1352
1170
1014
1010
962
871
956
1071
1261
1133
1484
2183
2022
2077
1377
1186
1246
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10AM1.18m
11:19PM1.75m
12:12PM1.16m
00:17AM1.69m
1:14PM1.17m
1:15AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.41m
6:05AM0.26m
5:30PM0.50m
7:07AM0.30m
6:38PM0.57m
8:08AM0.34m
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rain showers
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
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4:57
4:57
4:55
4:55
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
16
16
14
14
16
15
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
13
12
11
11
12
9
10
13
12
15
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
10
1.3
ESE
11
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
12
1.8
E
12
2.3
ESE
11
2.3
E
11
Energy kJ
473
468
402
342
284
339
339
1352
1170
235
230
183
145
142
111
68
366
35
55
51
25
909
1186
1246
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
Energy kJ
284
284
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
17
20
20
19
50
45
731
590
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
7
20
18
20
24
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
1509
1514
1454
1553
1626
1626
1522
1014
1010
962
871
956
1071
1261
1133
1484
2183
2022
2077
1377
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
3
5
6
4
4
4
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
107
137
137
137
106
106
243
290
290
305
137
137
137
5
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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