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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 23 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
22.8° 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 9PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (23 May)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4554
4012
3921
3304
3881
3628
3257
2966
2865
2511
2324
2097
1922
1922
1916
1950
1847
1814
1714
1745
1586
1438
1413
1413
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12PM1.00m
2:10AM1.38m
3:19PM1.08m
3:10AM1.28m
4:16PM1.18m
4:06AM1.20m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.42m
9:03AM0.19m
8:59PM0.45m
9:51AM0.19m
10:12PM0.45m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
20
20
20
21
19
19
21
22
21
19
18
17
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
Energy kJ
4026
4012
3921
3304
3881
3628
3257
2966
2865
2511
2324
2097
1922
1922
1916
1950
1847
1814
1714
1745
1586
1438
1413
1413
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
9
31
28
25
22
20
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
6
21
20
39
38
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
8
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ESE
12
1.5
S
8
Energy kJ
4554
309
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
398
466
472
54
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
60
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
6
8
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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