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Forster Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | |
313 | 312 | 262 | 294 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 263 | 244 | 206 | 198 | 198 | 204 | 178 | 178 | 192 | 228 | 197 | 193 | 139 | 160 | 266 | 477 | 646 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.42m | 5:30AM1.38m | 6:11PM1.54m | 6:22AM1.37m | 6:57PM1.65m | 7:16AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.45m | 11:54AM0.27m | 00:35AM0.34m | 12:35PM0.24m | 1:26AM0.26m | 1:17PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 127 | 96 | 125 | 70 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 63 | 244 | 206 | 198 | 198 | 204 | 178 | 178 | 192 | 228 | 197 | 193 | 139 | 160 | 266 | 477 | 646 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 91 | 83 | 44 | 68 | 67 | 50 | 19 | 66 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 56 | 25 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | N 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 15 | E 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 102 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 37 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 313 | 312 | 262 | 294 | — | — | — | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 22 | 137 | 181 | 137 | 137 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 59 |
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