Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm 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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
ESE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1211111111111010101010101010101010101010101096
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102687664557251541535529237115415416816816816416411712012012096835062
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
N
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
WNW
5
E
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossonononononglassglassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
1.53
5:05PM
1.13
5:45AM
1.62
6:22PM
1.13
6:50AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
0.44
11:32AM
0.48
11:06PM
0.45
12:48PM
0.39
12:13AM
0.42
1:48PM
0.28
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:11---
Sunset-------7:53-------7:53-------7:52
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019171821232322222120202223232322212020232324
Feels °C (?)201918171819212121212221212322222323232222252323
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