Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 17 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
E
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)9999899888888999999999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)840101511751033763194011898291008110910431004881577512500444386386346316324354759
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35PM
1.09
8:43AM
1.65
9:21PM
1.13
9:22AM
1.68
10:02PM
1.17
10:00AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
0.43
3:31PM
0.30
2:47AM
0.41
4:06PM
0.26
3:28AM
0.39
4:40PM
0.23
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:00-------6:01-------6:01---
Sunset-------7:59-------7:58-------7:58
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
35315865421132-----1---1
Temp. °C232222222222222222222121212223232221191820232222
Feels °C (?)242224242120211919201920192020202020181819212019
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