Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 11 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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Forster Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach at 2PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1.8
SSW
2.1
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)878888888888899999888101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)401293487674753736659302223157168186186181153127121999912876899694
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
1.22
3:55AM
1.34
3:45PM
1.13
4:46AM
1.38
4:40PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
0.69
9:17PM
0.49
10:21AM
0.71
10:03PM
0.52
11:36AM
0.68
10:53PM
0.52
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------
Sunset----8:00-------8:00-------8:00---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1232----------------
Temp. °C222222212120191919212222222321202124242524232221
Feels °C (?)202019171818181819212122232423222326242424232221
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