Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 01 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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
264
264
310
460
660
773
792
826
861
878
961
896
816
802
725
799
799
917
1140
1086
970
961
932
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:07PM1.60m
8:18AM1.26m
8:42PM1.62m
8:56AM1.20m
9:19PM1.61m
9:38AM1.14m
Low Tide
1:39PM0.29m
2:29AM0.34m
2:09PM0.31m
3:08AM0.35m
2:39PM0.34m
3:50AM0.37m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:22
6:22
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
21
22
22
21
20
20
18
17
21
20
21
21
18
18
19
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
20
18
18
17
17
18
16
15
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
2.1
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
273
264
264
11
11
10
773
792
826
6
6
5
896
816
802
725
799
799
3
3
878
970
961
932
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
24
22
12
7
7
7
4
4
5
6
4
4
1
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.6
NNW
4
Energy kJ
310
460
660
861
878
961
917
1140
1086
88
61
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
35
35
35
195
79
79
79
187
410
410
195
195
79
35
15
70
195
195
195
185
59
59
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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