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Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 11 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
23.8° 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 2AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)8888888109777998988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)753719603302257157117220207289244161147116111105969296125158193211211
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
0
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
0
NNW
0
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crossglassglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
1.34
3:45PM
1.13
4:46AM
1.38
4:40PM
1.06
5:38AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.49
10:21AM
0.71
10:03PM
0.52
11:36AM
0.68
10:53PM
0.52
12:41PM
0.62
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----5:54-------5:54-------5:56---
Sunset8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11321-------11----------
Temp. °C212119192021222322212121212324242322212022242424
Feels °C (?)181818182021212321222324242424242323232325252423
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