Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (08 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (08 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
!
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
!
!
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
3
S
11
3
S
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
958
2523
1814
1555
1976
1779
1348
2357
2375
3170
2454
2225
1801
1606
1538
1046
784
668
573
480
461
516
459
607
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:15AM1.46m
1:16PM1.00m
1:08AM1.42m
2:14PM1.03m
2:01AM1.40m
3:08PM1.10m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.49m
6:07PM0.68m
8:08AM0.48m
7:22PM0.72m
9:02AM0.46m
8:39PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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5:06
5:05
5:04
1
3
Temp °C
10
10
9
14
19
21
19
16
14
13
13
17
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
20
19
19
3
4
3
8
12
16
15
11
9
9
9
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
0.5
E
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
0.7
E
12
1.6
S
9
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
Energy kJ
117
1908
1814
1555
1413
1253
1006
1725
2375
2216
1670
1464
1434
63
1317
1046
784
668
573
480
141
407
180
177
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.2
S
19
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.1
S
18
0.7
E
12
0.7
S
12
0.3
SSE
18
Energy kJ
3
92
94
100
110
85
86
85
85
85
59
61
62
28
89
91
93
94
96
139
6
139
136
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
18
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
4
4
27
4
4
4
4
6
4
24
31
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
3
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
2
S
9
Energy kJ
958
2523
1976
1779
1348
2357
3170
2454
2225
1801
1606
1538
461
516
459
607
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
1
4
1
1
4
1
1
1
5
4
1
3
3
3
1
1
3
1
3
1
Distance (km)
5
59
0
0
5
13
5
5
0
5
5
5
19
19
5
0
0
0
5
5
13
5
0
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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