Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (27 May)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.9
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1413
1389
1227
1207
1074
1037
872
841
826
813
1010
1086
1081
932
817
710
627
701
716
701
630
500
443
524
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
S
5
NE
5
N
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
SE
20
ENE
30
ESE
15
N
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:41PM1.47m
5:40AM1.26m
6:21PM1.54m
6:24AM1.22m
6:59PM1.59m
7:08AM1.18m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.38m
00:05AM0.51m
11:53AM0.37m
00:51AM0.46m
12:26PM0.36m
1:34AM0.42m
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heavy rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
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cloud
light rain
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thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
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4:53
4:53
4:52
4:52
1
5
3
1
1
13
1
8
10
9
1
1
2
1
9
13
1
Temp °C
20
18
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
19
19
20
18
18
17
19
21
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
22
19
21
20
20
20
19
20
20
18
16
20
18
19
17
18
20
16
15
14
12
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
1413
1389
1227
1207
1074
1037
872
841
826
23
22
22
21
932
817
710
627
701
716
701
630
500
443
327
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
18
8
8
17
30
29
41
39
24
23
22
52
50
11
12
21
10
37
19
14
5
5
13
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
11
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
22
5
5
5
5
5
19
17
17
2
2
10
46
48
41
11
21
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
1.9
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
10
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.4
WSW
3
1.5
SW
5
1.9
SW
7
1.9
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
Energy kJ
12
813
1010
1086
1081
154
170
154
3
97
372
441
524
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
22
106
120
22
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
59
91
105
91
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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