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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 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 1.0°C warmer than 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 7PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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)
3
2
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
943
959
985
1321
1497
1825
1728
2969
3533
4589
4393
3971
3394
3814
3525
4055
3680
3585
2588
2500
2930
2660
2660
2740
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:52AM0.97m
00:07AM1.61m
1:01PM0.96m
1:08AM1.49m
2:12PM1.00m
2:10AM1.38m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.26m
7:07AM0.15m
6:25PM0.35m
8:07AM0.18m
7:41PM0.42m
9:03AM0.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
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4:58
4:58
4:57
4:57
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
16
16
16
16
15
17
19
18
17
16
17
16
16
17
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
18
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
13
12
14
15
17
18
16
16
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.6
SE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.2
S
14
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
Energy kJ
223
223
181
146
118
90
568
34
16
3394
3333
3059
3197
3680
3585
2588
2500
2930
2660
2660
2740
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
47
10
9
31
28
6
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
11
1
S
9
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
943
959
985
1321
1497
1825
1728
2969
3533
4589
4393
3971
153
3814
3525
4055
257
311
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
8
3
5
5
7
7
5
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
54
54
7
7
7
7
7
432
432
466
499
54
54
54
7
7
398
398
506
54
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
8
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
5
5
5
7
7
8
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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