Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (07 May)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
3
!
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.8
SSW
7
2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
458
468
459
384
332
279
225
343
451
711
3189
2416
2338
2413
1812
1298
792
1765
1923
1636
1761
2697
2069
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:26PM1.50m
12:16PM1.00m
00:15AM1.46m
1:16PM1.00m
1:08AM1.42m
2:14PM1.03m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.53m
6:14AM0.47m
5:09PM0.61m
7:11AM0.49m
6:07PM0.68m
8:08AM0.48m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:07
5:06
5:05
Temp °C
20
19
17
16
15
18
20
17
15
13
11
10
9
14
19
20
19
17
15
14
13
17
19
19
19
18
16
15
12
12
12
7
6
6
4
4
3
8
13
15
15
13
11
10
10
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
530
458
468
459
384
332
279
225
183
148
117
1814
2416
2338
1733
1338
926
792
1765
1923
1636
1761
2069
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
73
63
41
27
16
12
11
11
4
4
3
120
92
96
106
112
85
85
83
83
85
86
88
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
20
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
63
32
31
30
29
4
4
4
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
30
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
N
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
WSW
3
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SSW
7
2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
3
S
12
3
S
12
Energy kJ
3
8
7
2
55
53
163
343
451
711
3189
2413
1812
1298
2697
2069
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
4
4
1
1
4
1
1
4
4
4
6
4
Distance (km)
34
35
0
0
0
59
22
69
194
22
0
59
0
0
5
5
0
5
5
0
0
0
19
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
4
3
4
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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