Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
9
2
E
10
2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
161
190
223
223
223
192
187
183
273
245
251
257
223
223
257
251
394
600
599
612
721
752
752
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
0
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:02AM1.38m
7:32PM1.57m
7:40AM1.33m
8:07PM1.60m
8:18AM1.26m
8:42PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.37m
1:10PM0.28m
1:49AM0.35m
1:39PM0.29m
2:29AM0.34m
2:09PM0.31m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:20
6:20
6:20
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5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
18
18
17
19
21
20
21
20
19
18
19
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
17
20
21
19
20
20
19
18
19
20
19
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
2
E
10
Energy kJ
161
161
190
223
223
223
192
187
183
207
245
251
257
223
223
257
251
270
463
599
4
6
5
752
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
47
69
93
55
49
36
31
30
27
24
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
6
6
4
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
8
7
25
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
1
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
9
2
E
10
Energy kJ
273
394
600
612
721
752
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
5
22
318
35
35
22
0
0
0
0
35
35
181
22
5
0
15
34
258
318
195
79
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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