Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
!
!
!
!
!
3
!
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
3.5
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212131213131212121212111111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373229173390465234474127406229483331303527382092188615701491154614121386114512101102102210671110
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
1.70
10:09AM
1.27
10:31PM
1.70
11:11AM
1.19
11:29PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06PM
0.22
4:07AM
0.21
3:50PM
0.29
5:06AM
0.26
4:39PM
0.38
6:12AM
0.32
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:13-------6:13-------6:13-
Sunset-5:23-------5:22-------5:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919181617171820201919191817192020191818171719
Feels °C (?)151415151313131416161516161514151516151516151516
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