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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 pm Thursday 07 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
23.1° 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 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | |
279 | 225 | 268 | 597 | 918 | 2570 | 1944 | 1567 | 1975 | 1300 | 1348 | 2339 | 3298 | 3227 | 2454 | 2142 | 1962 | 1828 | 1456 | 1165 | 884 | 682 | 587 | 501 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.00m | 00:15AM1.46m | 1:16PM1.00m | 1:08AM1.42m | 2:14PM1.03m | 2:01AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.61m | 7:11AM0.49m | 6:07PM0.68m | 8:08AM0.48m | 7:22PM0.72m | 9:02AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
 kJ | 279 | 225 | 183 | 148 | 117 | 1837 | 1944 | 1567 | 1504 | 85 | 1015 | 1701 | 2536 | 2216 | 1802 | 1436 | 1701 | 89 | 1456 | 1165 | 884 | 682 | 587 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 92 | 94 | 100 | 108 | 3 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 91 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 20 | NE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | W 5 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 65 | 215 | 268 | 597 | 918 | 2570 | — | 85 | 1975 | 1300 | 1348 | 2339 | 3298 | 3227 | 2454 | 2142 | 1962 | 1828 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 91 | 272 | 69 | 22 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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