Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
!
!
!
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.5
SSW
11
2
S
10
2.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1427
1570
857
1934
4286
3525
2454
1442
1683
1458
1317
1026
769
815
561
469
461
398
389
439
646
658
573
573
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:16PM1.00m
1:08AM1.42m
2:14PM1.03m
2:01AM1.40m
3:08PM1.10m
2:55AM1.39m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.68m
8:08AM0.48m
7:22PM0.72m
9:02AM0.46m
8:39PM0.70m
9:50AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:06
5:05
5:04
5:02
2
4
3
Temp °C
19
21
19
16
15
14
13
16
19
18
19
18
17
16
16
18
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
13
16
14
11
10
10
9
12
16
15
17
17
16
14
14
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
0.6
E
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
12
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
11
0.9
E
13
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
Energy kJ
1427
1148
86
85
2796
2366
1802
1442
1302
89
1317
1026
769
666
561
469
141
139
180
439
646
276
573
573
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.2
S
19
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.7
S
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
SSE
16
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
Energy kJ
110
85
3
3
85
85
59
61
62
28
89
91
93
94
96
139
6
30
125
177
169
253
276
273
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.6
S
16
0.1
NE
10
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
Energy kJ
3
3
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
4
4
61
62
174
4
316
288
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
5
2.5
SSW
11
2
S
10
2.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
11
Energy kJ
55
1570
857
1934
4286
3525
2454
1683
1458
815
461
398
389
658
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
5
5
1
3
3
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
59
5
5
5
19
19
5
0
0
0
0
0
19
26
0
0
5
5
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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