Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 27 Jan 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
23.9° 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 5PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.2
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1499110212801138102687664557251545347829220415415415116816812016111712012096
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonononononglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
1.18
4:38AM
1.53
5:05PM
1.13
5:45AM
1.62
6:22PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05AM
0.54
9:57PM
0.44
11:32AM
0.48
11:06PM
0.45
12:48PM
0.39
12:13AM
0.42
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise6:07-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset---7:54-------7:53-------7:53----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222322222120191718222323222121202022232322222120
Feels °C (?)212120212020181718212121201921212223222322232322
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