Forster Beach (Nambucca) surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 AEST
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Forster Beach (Nambucca) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Forster Beach (Nambucca) sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Forster Beach (Nambucca) today?

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.8
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1004
821
727
563
499
450
471
766
1170
1113
1090
1090
1048
1185
1231
880
970
1009
1282
1464
1531
2352
2826
3757
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:12PM1.80m
10:48AM1.01m
11:08PM1.72m
11:52AM0.97m
00:07AM1.61m
1:01PM0.96m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.05m
4:20PM0.17m
6:05AM0.11m
5:19PM0.26m
7:07AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
15
15
18
21
18
16
15
14
14
15
17
19
19
17
15
16
16
16
18
19
18
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.2
SE
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1004
821
727
563
499
450
440
440
377
319
314
268
273
268
260
260
214
173
140
140
344
73
49
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
94
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.8
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
3
6
25
92
158
268
471
766
1170
1113
1090
1090
1048
1185
1231
880
970
1009
1282
1464
1531
2352
2826
3757
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
7
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
47
54
7
0
7
0
7
54
120
54
7
7
7
275
275
432
432
466
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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