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Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 16 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
23.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
ENE
1.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
E
1.8
E
2.2
E
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)77777711111010981010101010101099888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18014214212310911743010661300887841666421378520586506522490490476659702662
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
1.05
8:02AM
1.61
8:35PM
1.09
8:43AM
1.65
9:21PM
1.13
9:22AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16PM
0.45
1:22AM
0.46
2:55PM
0.37
2:06AM
0.43
3:31PM
0.30
2:47AM
0.41
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------5:58-------6:00-------6:01-
Sunset-7:59-------7:59-------7:59------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
242-------------11355654
Temp. °C242221212020212424242222212021232323212222212222
Feels °C (?)232021211819202221212121201820232321192021192021
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