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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.9° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Forster Beach (Nambucca) at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.4
SE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)99111010101010101099999101011111111141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)295314533562467384391334276262254211211222140331358372387394394469955768
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
E
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
SW
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcrosscrosscrossonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossonononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossoffcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
1.53
12:30AM
1.20
12:28PM
1.41
1:22AM
1.24
1:16PM
1.27
2:21AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
0.08
6:15AM
0.30
7:01PM
0.11
7:14AM
0.38
7:45PM
0.15
8:27AM
0.43
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise------6:07-------6:07-------6:09-
Sunset-7:52-------7:51-------7:51------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121202019202425242322222121262728252322222325
Feels °C (?)202122212120212424222221222323282729272624252526
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