Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
24.1° 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 1PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
ESE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010101111111112111111111111111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1976177516281300150713731256117013321294134412771326132615271186107595577173258111281065540
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
1.19
11:29PM
1.67
12:18PM
1.12
12:32AM
1.63
1:28PM
1.10
1:37AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
0.26
4:39PM
0.38
6:12AM
0.32
5:38PM
0.48
7:26AM
0.36
6:51PM
0.57
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:13-------6:13-------6:15-------
Sunset---5:22-------5:21-------5:20----
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1--1111111-11-------1232
Temp. °C172020201919181717192019191918181819202020201919
Feels °C (?)131516161616151414161716161616161616161718181818
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