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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 28 Aug 2025 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
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)--
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
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3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.6
S
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)12121111111111111010101010101010911111212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)56247543953335334938034229324321019211011194524104687618861052556219818111453
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
1.13
11:46AM
1.26
11:40PM
1.01
12:35PM
1.22
12:28AM
0.90
1:37PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
0.37
5:12AM
0.26
6:01PM
0.46
5:46AM
0.33
7:03PM
0.52
6:30AM
0.39
Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Sunrise----6:07-------6:07-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:30-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161313121217181916131313111414151413121112151716
Feels °C (?)1210109914151714999665788878111413
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Forster Beach (Nambucca) (light winds from the W at CoffsHarbourAirport 29 km from Forster Beach (Nambucca)). 1.5m 12s groundswell from the E with a 1.3m 5s windswell from the SW and a 0.7m 9s swell from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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9 km/h
W
0.0
19.8
Air / Water (°C)
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