Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 25 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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

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Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.1
SE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)111414141313121212121212121112121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45247667294292289483971514371444148015221426903136512161009860757634561496460194
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
N
20
N
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
1.41
2:43PM
1.27
3:33AM
1.46
3:51PM
1.18
4:38AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
0.37
8:40AM
0.54
8:52PM
0.41
10:05AM
0.54
9:57PM
0.44
11:32AM
0.48
Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----6:07-------6:07-------6:09---
Sunset-------7:54-------7:54-------7:53
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322212224242322232122212323222120191818232324
Feels °C (?)252422192021212021232122202222212120191818222123
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