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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 am Tuesday 12 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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 12PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
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 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
857 | 817 | 711 | 698 | 685 | 692 | 220 | 227 | 247 | 163 | 285 | 322 | 181 | 324 | 248 | 168 | 179 | 257 | 186 | 235 | 263 | 233 | 192 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.30m | 4:39AM1.39m | 5:27PM1.42m | 5:30AM1.38m | 6:11PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.37m | 10:48PM0.55m | 11:14AM0.32m | 11:43PM0.45m | 11:54AM0.27m | 00:35AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 190 | 184 | 138 | 138 | 100 | 98 | 167 | 167 | 133 | 163 | 102 | 130 | 181 | 96 | 122 | 121 | 128 | 257 | 79 | 62 | 43 | 233 | 192 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 95 | 61 | 60 | 133 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 91 | 83 | 71 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | E 11 | S 21 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 59 | 75 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 44 | 37 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 857 | 817 | 711 | 698 | 685 | 692 | 220 | 227 | 247 | 78 | 285 | 322 | 161 | 324 | 248 | 168 | 179 | — | 186 | 235 | 263 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 5 | 69 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 137 | 362 | 181 | 137 | 59 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 243 | 137 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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