Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 08 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
24.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (08 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (08 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
NE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)666556556666677777777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1249786831111101061151311361089677153124139121104977876597987
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
N
5
S
0
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
ESE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
1.35
1:28PM
1.23
2:17AM
1.34
2:13PM
1.12
3:08AM
1.34
3:07PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
0.60
7:31PM
0.47
8:26AM
0.67
8:12PM
0.52
9:42AM
0.71
9:03PM
0.57
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--6:20-------6:20-------6:20-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:45-------7:45--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C212121242424242423232323242121212020202425252423
Feels °C (?)202020222222232222222224262423232121212524252726
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