Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 14 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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
229
227
200
206
173
178
178
178
183
228
234
237
270
319
361
370
422
517
609
621
702
686
773
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
SE
0
SW
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:11PM1.54m
6:22AM1.37m
6:57PM1.65m
7:16AM1.35m
7:44PM1.73m
8:11AM1.31m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.27m
00:35AM0.34m
12:35PM0.24m
1:26AM0.26m
1:17PM0.22m
2:18AM0.20m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:31
6:31
6:31
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5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
18
18
17
16
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
19
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
18
20
19
20
19
18
17
16
18
20
19
20
18
18
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
Energy kJ
85
61
79
200
206
173
178
178
178
183
228
234
237
270
319
361
370
422
517
609
621
702
686
627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
30
19
18
60
64
65
65
43
43
41
6
6
28
27
26
15
7
3
3
12
12
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
18
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
18
2
6
18
17
17
16
16
16
6
8
8
4
4
4
7
6
5
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
2.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
198
229
227
773
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
116
137
137
35
5
0
0
0
0
34
35
0
0
0
0
0
13
106
35
35
0
15
0
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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