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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 3 am Saturday 30 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Forster Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 7AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | E 9 | |
943 | 731 | 634 | 402 | 358 | 516 | 384 | 286 | 551 | 465 | 412 | 195 | 262 | 216 | 197 | 146 | 170 | 210 | 173 | 217 | 218 | 120 | 78 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:08AM1.18m | 7:37PM1.63m | 7:52AM1.15m | 8:16PM1.66m | 8:38AM1.12m | 8:55PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.42m | 1:00PM0.36m | 2:14AM0.39m | 1:35PM0.36m | 2:55AM0.37m | 2:11PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
 kJ | 676 | 521 | 448 | 402 | 358 | 367 | 384 | 286 | 354 | 286 | 280 | 195 | 89 | 87 | 197 | 146 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 147 | 156 | 120 | 75 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 384 | 333 | 284 | 234 | 192 | 188 | 153 | 153 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 85 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NE 16 | N 9 | N 9 | — | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 29 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 943 | 731 | 634 | 42 | 28 | 516 | 43 | 17 | 551 | 465 | 412 | 9 | 262 | 216 | 142 | 13 | 170 | 210 | 173 | 217 | 218 | — | 78 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 91 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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