Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 01 Feb 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 8AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (01 Feb)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (01 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
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2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
2.3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)712121111111110107810101110999101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31511441069937988338672418290512150723442698244718441187759692752800631579521375
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
1.83
9:24PM
1.29
9:31AM
1.84
10:09PM
1.33
10:14AM
1.80
10:50PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
0.32
3:24PM
0.15
2:58AM
0.29
4:05PM
0.13
3:44AM
0.29
4:43PM
0.15
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise--6:13-------6:13-------6:15-----
Sunset-----7:52-------7:51-------7:51--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222122272626232222201919202020212121212122212121
Feels °C (?)212122272529262419161413131415171819191919181819
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