Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 07 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 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
2.2
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
Period(s) (?)999999955455666666677778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2725252525293444312971133165189195216216231386621662677671574
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
1.70
12:49AM
1.28
12:48PM
1.58
1:34AM
1.29
1:30PM
1.45
2:19AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.42
6:37PM
0.26
6:20AM
0.49
7:17PM
0.33
7:10AM
0.57
7:56PM
0.40
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:52-------
Sunset----8:00-------8:00-------8:00---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212424242322212020252424232221202025252524232120
Feels °C (?)232524232221201920232120201918171721202020201918
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