Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 28 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
24.3° 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 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (28 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
SSE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
SE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)788788788888889998888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180192192168153156169156153125128131131151197197189194160160228370370384
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.68
7:29PM
1.22
7:35AM
1.73
8:19PM
1.30
8:24AM
1.75
9:02PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
0.46
1:34PM
0.25
1:08AM
0.39
2:19PM
0.19
2:00AM
0.32
2:58PM
0.16
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:39-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:24-------7:23--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
22221-1-----------------
Temp. °C232323232424232323222223232423232221202324242323
Feels °C (?)232323222323232323222223232422232322212322212021
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