Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 29 Mar 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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 6PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1211111111101010101010109999814131416151417
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4016301321551850154412751038833727579492426351295243203160129125175177221260202
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
1.61
7:09PM
1.29
7:11AM
1.62
7:53PM
1.38
7:57AM
1.61
8:31PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.26
12:56AM
0.42
1:47PM
0.22
1:45AM
0.35
2:22PM
0.21
2:28AM
0.30
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------
Sunset---6:50-------6:49-------6:47----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172021212120191818212122212120191821212222222120
Feels °C (?)141718181818191717201920202120191822212020202020
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