Forster Beach surf break

Forster Beach surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 23 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
23.7° 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 7PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.8
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)9910101010109999999991011111111111414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)455505769818724627539459459388325281235243243266404487531505452460538942
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
1.56
12:47AM
1.32
12:49PM
1.48
1:37AM
1.36
1:43PM
1.37
2:33AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
0.41
6:27PM
0.27
6:26AM
0.45
7:09PM
0.32
7:27AM
0.50
7:56PM
0.37
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset---7:57-------7:55-------7:55----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121222121201919222323222222212124262624242322
Feels °C (?)182020201920191919222221191921232325272624262521
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