Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
24.0° 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 10AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.9
SE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
Period(s) (?)131313121212121211111111111110101010101011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44114358406237413512272424302631206418291576170615658351163123411701170116112301254119011671148
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
1.27
10:31PM
1.70
11:11AM
1.19
11:29PM
1.67
12:18PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
0.21
3:50PM
0.29
5:06AM
0.26
4:39PM
0.38
6:12AM
0.32
5:38PM
0.48
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:13-------6:13-------6:13-----
Sunset-----5:22-------5:22-------5:21--
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161717182020191919181719202019181817171920202019
Feels °C (?)131314141515151616141315151616151515151717171818
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