Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 05 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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.8
SSW
7
2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
776
762
736
646
633
609
530
524
524
452
394
473
394
332
279
225
352
483
636
1847
2128
1771
1465
1782
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
10
WNW
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:40PM1.55m
11:18AM1.03m
11:26PM1.50m
12:16PM1.00m
00:15AM1.46m
1:16PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.44m
4:24PM0.53m
6:14AM0.47m
5:09PM0.61m
7:11AM0.49m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:26
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5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
16
19
20
20
20
19
17
15
15
18
20
17
14
12
10
9
9
13
18
21
18
17
16
15
14
19
19
18
18
17
15
13
12
12
13
7
5
4
3
3
3
6
12
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
Energy kJ
776
762
736
646
633
609
530
524
524
452
394
473
394
332
279
225
183
148
117
1847
2128
1771
1465
1351
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.7
S
6
0.2
S
18
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
20
32
25
16
9
84
59
92
73
46
29
27
19
12
11
11
4
4
3
117
92
96
104
112
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
24
55
95
4
82
67
63
32
31
30
29
4
4
4
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
WSW
3
0.9
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.8
SSW
7
2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
28
24
4
10
17
21
12
37
60
123
352
483
636
1782
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
5
0
0
0
0
0
89
35
70
35
35
0
0
22
69
69
219
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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