Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 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
23.4° 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 11AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.1
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
2
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1456
1365
1230
1084
878
862
776
762
736
646
633
609
530
530
530
458
458
386
394
332
279
231
183
384
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
W
20
W
10
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:25AM1.08m
10:40PM1.55m
11:18AM1.03m
11:26PM1.50m
12:16PM1.00m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.41m
3:46PM0.45m
5:21AM0.44m
4:24PM0.53m
6:14AM0.47m
5:09PM0.61m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:07
5:07
5:07
3
Temp °C
19
18
17
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
17
16
15
19
22
16
15
12
19
18
18
16
16
18
18
18
16
17
16
19
19
17
18
18
15
15
14
14
18
8
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.1
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
1456
1365
1230
1084
878
862
776
762
736
646
633
609
530
530
530
458
458
386
394
332
279
231
183
148
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
18
23
17
10
9
84
78
50
57
48
29
27
16
12
11
11
10
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
20
24
25
55
95
4
23
67
63
32
31
30
29
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
5
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
SW
7
0.8
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
2
SW
7
Energy kJ
65
5
14
15
3
7
8
3
28
31
106
110
384
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
106
35
52
35
0
0
0
0
0
69
210
94
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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