Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 25 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
24.4° 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 12PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (25 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (25 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
SE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.2
S
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)9910111111111414141313121212121212121112121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254314411487531515452476672942972894751715141214681444148014501144131312371119876
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
1.36
1:43PM
1.37
2:33AM
1.41
2:43PM
1.27
3:33AM
1.46
3:51PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
0.50
7:56PM
0.37
8:40AM
0.54
8:52PM
0.41
10:05AM
0.54
9:57PM
0.44
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise--6:05-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset-----7:55-------7:54-------7:54--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222021252626242322222224252323232221222424232221
Feels °C (?)222123272526242323232022222022232221222323222221
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