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Forster Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.7° 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 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forster Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | |
1334 | 1236 | 1295 | 1134 | 1076 | 1094 | 1454 | 1261 | 1748 | 2371 | 2443 | 1693 | 1701 | 2416 | 2748 | 2553 | 2966 | 3073 | 2799 | 2544 | 2500 | 2243 | 2504 | 2599 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.16m | 00:17AM1.69m | 1:14PM1.17m | 1:15AM1.61m | 2:15PM1.20m | 2:12AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.50m | 7:07AM0.30m | 6:38PM0.57m | 8:08AM0.34m | 7:51PM0.61m | 9:06AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 284 | 235 | 190 | 186 | 181 | 151 | 5 | 359 | 17 | 36 | 57 | 1693 | 1701 | 45 | 2409 | 2553 | 2966 | 3073 | 2799 | 2544 | 2500 | 2243 | 2504 | 2599 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 52 | 26 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 120 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 23 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1334 | 1236 | 1295 | 1134 | 1076 | 1094 | 1454 | 1261 | 1748 | 2371 | 2443 | 298 | 253 | 2416 | 2748 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 289 | 290 | 290 | 316 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 181 | 107 | 217 | 217 | 323 | 137 | 107 | 107 | 22 | 22 |
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