Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 03 May 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 1.5°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 3PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (03 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
802
725
799
917
1020
1045
1045
935
935
1258
1061
1202
1393
1585
1483
1363
1208
1005
894
894
866
764
764
750
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
8:56AM1.20m
9:19PM1.61m
9:38AM1.14m
9:58PM1.59m
10:25AM1.08m
10:40PM1.55m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.34m
3:50AM0.37m
3:12PM0.39m
4:33AM0.41m
3:46PM0.45m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
21
22
21
21
20
19
18
18
21
23
22
22
21
18
18
18
19
22
21
20
18
17
16
18
19
19
17
18
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
21
21
19
17
17
15
18
16
18
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
Energy kJ
802
725
799
3
3
3
1045
935
935
1040
1061
936
1066
1585
1483
1363
1208
1005
894
894
866
764
764
750
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
20
30
15
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
Energy kJ
7
2
2
2
4
23
25
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
1.2
NNE
5
1
N
5
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
1.5
NNE
6
0.7
WSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
917
1020
1045
67
51
1258
1202
1393
131
10
28
30
38
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
15
35
195
195
195
185
59
35
35
35
79
187
35
15
0
0
0
5
13
69
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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